Flights New York → Honolulu
JFK → HNL
Route overview
This flight route operates from New York to Honolulu, using Airbus A330-200 aircraft. With a total of 168 flights and a 78% on-time performance rate, the average delay is approximately 11.4 minutes. The origin airport in New York has been operational since 1948, while the destination airport sees over 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.
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The New York (JFK) → Honolulu (HNL) route is operated by Hawaiian Airlines. Across 230 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.7/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Honolulu: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Honolulu (HNL) heads west for about 8,007 km, a flight time of roughly 10h 26m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 59% of JFK-HNL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Honolulu it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 230 tracked JFK-HNL flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 3.5% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about JFK-HNL
On the New York (JFK) -> Honolulu (HNL) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 230 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Honolulu is 3.48% across 230 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Hawaiian Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Honolulu, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
