Flights Honolulu → Los Angeles
HNL → LAX
How long is the flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles?
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 4h 53m on average. That is the median time recorded across 8 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 Los Angeles operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 84%. Over the course of a year, it averages around 12.8 minutes delay per flight, and has seen a total of 1285 flights using various aircraft models including Boeing 757s, Airbus A330-200s, and Boeing 737 series planes. The destination airport in Los Angeles, which opened in 1926, serves over 76 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.
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The Honolulu (HNL) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Allegiant Air, Hawaiian Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines. Across 3543 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.73%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads north-east for about 4,108 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 53m.
Departures from Honolulu on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of HNL-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,543 tracked HNL-LAX flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Allegiant Air (G4) | 78% | 10 min | 0.1% |
| Hawaiian Airlines (HA) | 78% | 11 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about HNL-LAX
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 4h 53m on average. That is the median time recorded across 8 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Honolulu (HNL) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 3543 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Honolulu-Los Angeles is 0.73% across 3543 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 8 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Allegiant Air, Hawaiian Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Los Angeles, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
