Flights San Jose → Honolulu
SJC → HNL
How long is the flight from San Jose to Honolulu?
The flight from San Jose (SJC) to Honolulu (HNL) takes 5h 20m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from San Jose to Honolulu operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 88%. Over the course of the year, it has recorded a mean delay of only 4.8 minutes per flight out of a total of 177 flights, using Boeing 737 aircraft. The destination airport serves over 21 million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and demand for travel to Honolulu.
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 San Jose (SJC) → Honolulu (HNL) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 539 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.6/100 (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 San Jose the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Honolulu: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Jose (SJC) to Honolulu (HNL) heads west for about 3,886 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 20m.
Departures from San Jose on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 67% of SJC-HNL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Jose the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Honolulu it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 539 tracked SJC-HNL flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.1% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about SJC-HNL
The flight from San Jose (SJC) to Honolulu (HNL) takes 5h 20m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Jose (SJC) -> Honolulu (HNL) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 539 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Jose-Honolulu is 1.11% across 539 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska 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.
