Flights Atlanta → Honolulu
ATL → HNL
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Honolulu operates with an average on-time performance of 84%, experiencing a mean delay of 6.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 flights using Airbus A330-300 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 21,188,678 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Honolulu (HNL) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 120 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.83%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Honolulu: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Honolulu (HNL) heads west for about 7,234 km, a flight time of roughly 9h 28m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 100% of ATL-HNL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Honolulu it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 120 tracked ATL-HNL flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
Airlines operating ATL-HNL
Airports
Frequently asked questions about ATL-HNL
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Honolulu (HNL) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 120 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Honolulu is 0.83% across 120 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
