Flights Houston → Honolulu
IAH → HNL
How long is the flight from Houston to Honolulu?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Honolulu (HNL) takes 7h 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 Houston to Honolulu is operated with a Boeing 767-400 and has an on-time performance rate of 69%. Over the course of the year, this route sees approximately 89 flights, each experiencing an average delay of 14.3 minutes. The destination airport handles nearly 21,188,678 passengers annually, indicating its significance as a major travel hub.
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 Houston (IAH) → Honolulu (HNL) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 225 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.89%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Honolulu: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Honolulu (HNL) heads west for about 6,273 km, a flight time of roughly 7h 42m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 94% of IAH-HNL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Honolulu it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 225 tracked IAH-HNL flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.9% 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 IAH-HNL
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Frequently asked questions about IAH-HNL
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Honolulu (HNL) takes 7h 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 Houston (IAH) -> Honolulu (HNL) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 225 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Honolulu is 0.89% across 225 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.
