Flights Honolulu → New York
HNL → JFK
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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by Hawaiian Airlines. Across 162 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Frequently asked questions about HNL-JFK
On the Honolulu (HNL) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 162 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Honolulu-New York is 1.23% across 162 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Hawaiian 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.
