Flights Honolulu → New York
HNL → JFK
How long is the flight from Honolulu to New York?
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to New York (JFK) takes 8h 58m 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
The flight route from Honolulu to New York, operated by an Airbus A330-200, has a punctuality rate of 67%, with an average delay of fifteen minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1948, serves over sixty-two 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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by Hawaiian Airlines. Across 436 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Honolulu (HNL) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 8,007 km, a flight time of roughly 8h 58m.
Departures from Honolulu on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 59% of HNL-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 436 tracked HNL-JFK flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Airlines (HA) | 78% | 11 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about HNL-JFK
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to New York (JFK) takes 8h 58m 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) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 436 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Honolulu-New York is 1.38% across 436 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.
