Flights Kahului → Honolulu
OGG → HNL
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.
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The Kahului (OGG) → Honolulu (HNL) route is operated by Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines. Across 3454 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Kahului the average ATFM delay is 1.1 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 37m.
Departures from Kahului on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of OGG-HNL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kahului the average ATFM delay is 1.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Honolulu it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 3,454 tracked OGG-HNL flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 2.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Airlines (HA) | 78% | 11 min | 1.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about OGG-HNL
On the Kahului (OGG) -> Honolulu (HNL) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 3454 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kahului-Honolulu is 1.97% across 3454 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.
