Flights Kahului → Honolulu
OGG → HNL
How long is the flight from Kahului to Honolulu?
The flight from Kahului (OGG) to Honolulu (HNL) takes 28 min 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 Kahului to Honolulu operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 7.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 2,453 flights using aircraft such as the Boeing 717 and Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 21,188,678 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Kahului (OGG) → Honolulu (HNL) route is operated by Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines. Across 6051 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.6/100 (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 Kahului the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Honolulu: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kahului (OGG) to Honolulu (HNL) heads west for about 162 km, a flight time of roughly 28m.
Departures from Kahului on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of OGG-HNL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kahului the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Honolulu it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 6,051 tracked OGG-HNL flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Hawaiian Airlines (HA) | 78% | 11 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about OGG-HNL
The flight from Kahului (OGG) to Honolulu (HNL) takes 28 min 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 Kahului (OGG) -> Honolulu (HNL) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 6051 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kahului-Honolulu is 1.39% across 6051 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Hawaiian Airlines, 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.
