Flights Honolulu → Washington
HNL → IAD
How long is the flight from Honolulu to Washington?
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Washington (IAD) takes about 10h 6m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Honolulu to Washington operates with a Boeing 767-400 and has an on-time performance rate of 69%, with average delays of 33.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, the destination airport serves approximately 21,376,896 passengers, indicating high traffic volume.
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) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 131 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Honolulu (HNL) to Washington (IAD) heads north-east for about 7,740 km, a flight time of roughly 10h 6m.
Departures from Honolulu on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 56% of HNL-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 131 tracked HNL-IAD flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 3.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating HNL-IAD
Airports
Frequently asked questions about HNL-IAD
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Washington (IAD) takes about 10h 6m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Honolulu (HNL) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 131 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Honolulu-Washington is 3.05% across 131 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
