Flights Portland → Honolulu
PDX → HNL
How long is the flight from Portland to Honolulu?
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Honolulu (HNL) takes 5h 31m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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 Portland to Honolulu operates with an average on-time performance of 79%, experiencing a mean delay of 12.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 217 flights using Airbus A330-200 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 21,188,678 passengers.
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 Portland (PDX) → Honolulu (HNL) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines. Across 537 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.5/100 (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 Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Honolulu: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Honolulu (HNL) heads south-west for about 4,188 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 31m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 78% of PDX-HNL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Honolulu it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 537 tracked PDX-HNL flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 3.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| Hawaiian Airlines (HA) | 78% | 11 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-HNL
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Honolulu (HNL) takes 5h 31m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Portland (PDX) -> Honolulu (HNL) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 537 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Honolulu is 3.17% across 537 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian 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.
