Flights Honolulu → Phoenix
HNL → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Honolulu to Phoenix operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, experiencing a mean delay of 12.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 345 flights using various Boeing aircraft models including the 757 and 767-300 variants. The destination airport in Phoenix serves over 44 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) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines. Across 445 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Honolulu (HNL) to Phoenix (PHX) heads north-east for about 4,689 km, a flight time of roughly 6h 17m.
Departures from Honolulu on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of HNL-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 445 tracked HNL-PHX flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.1% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about HNL-PHX
On the Honolulu (HNL) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 445 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Honolulu-Phoenix is 1.12% across 445 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
