Flights Honolulu → San Jose
HNL → SJC
How long is the flight from Honolulu to San Jose?
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to San Jose (SJC) takes 4h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight 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 San Jose operates with a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 84%, with an average delay of 14.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 177 flights are conducted along this route, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which handles nearly 11.3 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) → San Jose (SJC) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 543 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Jose the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Jose: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Honolulu (HNL) to San Jose (SJC) heads north-east for about 3,886 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 42m.
Departures from Honolulu on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 72% of HNL-SJC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Jose it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 543 tracked HNL-SJC flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about HNL-SJC
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to San Jose (SJC) takes 4h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Honolulu (HNL) -> San Jose (SJC) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 543 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Honolulu-San Jose is 1.29% across 543 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska 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.
