Flights Honolulu → Denver
HNL → DEN
How long is the flight from Honolulu to Denver?
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Denver (DEN) takes 6h 21m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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 connects Honolulu with Denver, operating a Boeing 757-200 aircraft. With an average delay of 17.9 minutes and a 79% on-time performance rate, the service maintains relatively high punctuality despite some delays. The destination airport, which opened in 1989, handles over 82 million 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) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 419 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Honolulu (HNL) to Denver (DEN) heads north-east for about 5,408 km, a flight time of roughly 6h 21m.
Departures from Honolulu on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 88% of HNL-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 419 tracked HNL-DEN flights, 84% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about HNL-DEN
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Denver (DEN) takes 6h 21m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Honolulu (HNL) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 419 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Honolulu-Denver is 0.24% across 419 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.
