Flights Honolulu → Seattle
HNL → SEA
How long is the flight from Honolulu to Seattle?
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Seattle (SEA) takes 5h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 Seattle operates with a Boeing 757-300 and Airbus A330-200, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic. With a 72% on-time performance rate and an average delay of 20.2 minutes per flight, the route sees approximately 731 flights 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Honolulu (HNL) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines. Across 1762 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.44%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Seattle the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Honolulu (HNL) to Seattle (SEA) heads north-east for about 4,308 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 8m.
Departures from Honolulu on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of HNL-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Seattle it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,762 tracked HNL-SEA flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.4% 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% |
| Hawaiian Airlines (HA) | 78% | 11 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about HNL-SEA
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Seattle (SEA) takes 5h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Honolulu (HNL) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1762 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Honolulu-Seattle is 2.44% across 1762 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, 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.
