Flights Honolulu → Dallas-Fort Worth
HNL → DFW
How long is the flight from Honolulu to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 7h 2m 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
The flight route from Honolulu to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a Boeing 767-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with an average delay of 11 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 198 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which handles approximately 87,817,864 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Honolulu (HNL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 458 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Honolulu (HNL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads north-east for about 6,081 km, a flight time of roughly 7h 2m.
Departures from Honolulu on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 97% of HNL-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 458 tracked HNL-DFW flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about HNL-DFW
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 7h 2m 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) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 458 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Honolulu-Dallas-Fort Worth is 0.22% across 458 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
