Flights Honolulu → Chicago
HNL → ORD
How long is the flight from Honolulu to Chicago?
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Chicago (ORD) takes 7h 32m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates from Honolulu to Chicago with a high on-time performance rate of 83%, although flights experience an average delay of 11.2 minutes. Over the course of a year, the destination airport serves approximately 80,071,737 passengers, indicating significant traffic and demand for this route.
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 Honolulu (HNL) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 303 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Honolulu (HNL) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-east for about 6,819 km, a flight time of roughly 7h 32m.
Departures from Honolulu on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 95% of HNL-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 303 tracked HNL-ORD flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about HNL-ORD
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Chicago (ORD) takes 7h 32m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Honolulu (HNL) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 303 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Honolulu-Chicago is 0.00% across 303 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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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.
