Flights Lihue → Honolulu
LIH → HNL
How long is the flight from Lihue to Honolulu?
The flight from Lihue (LIH) to Honolulu (HNL) takes 24 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 8 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 Lihue to Honolulu operates with an on-time performance rate of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.5 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 1832 flights using aircraft such as the Boeing 717 and Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72, serving an airport that handles nearly 21 million 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 Lihue (LIH) → Honolulu (HNL) route is operated by Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines. Across 4692 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.3/100 (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 Lihue the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Honolulu: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Lihue (LIH) to Honolulu (HNL) heads south-east for about 163 km, a flight time of roughly 24m.
Departures from Lihue on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of LIH-HNL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Lihue the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Honolulu it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 4,692 tracked LIH-HNL flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 2.1% 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 LIH-HNL
The flight from Lihue (LIH) to Honolulu (HNL) takes 24 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 8 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Lihue (LIH) -> Honolulu (HNL) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 4692 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Lihue-Honolulu is 2.11% across 4692 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.
