Flights Washington → Honolulu
IAD → HNL
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Honolulu operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 82%. Over the course of 62 flights, the average delay is 14.4 minutes, and each journey is conducted using a Boeing 767-400 aircraft. The destination airport sees approximately 21,188,678 passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major travel hub.
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 Washington (IAD) → Honolulu (HNL) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 86 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.2/100 (low), 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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Honolulu: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (IAD) to Honolulu (HNL) heads west for about 7,740 km, a flight time of roughly 10h 6m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 100% of IAD-HNL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Honolulu it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 86 tracked IAD-HNL flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
Airlines operating IAD-HNL
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Frequently asked questions about IAD-HNL
On the Washington (IAD) -> Honolulu (HNL) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 86 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Honolulu is 0.00% across 86 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
