The flight time from Honolulu to Los Angeles is 5 hours, 20 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves HNL Honolulu, HI 1 minute early.
19 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 50 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAX Los Angeles, CA 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
91%
American
91%
Southwest
90%
United
85%
Alaska
81%
Hawaiian
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Honolulu to Los Angeles is 5 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 50 minutes.

The flight distance from Honolulu to Los Angeles is 2556 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Los Angeles to Honolulu
5 hours, 47 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Hawaiian
5h 17m
United
5h 18m
Southwest
5h 20m
Delta
5h 21m
American
5h 23m
Alaska
5h 28m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h5h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

102

Distance

2556 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
23
Hawaiian
21
Delta
21
American
21
Alaska
7
Southwest
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Honolulu from Los Angeles by plane?

The distance from Honolulu to Los Angeles by plane is 2556 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles?

The flight time from Honolulu to Los Angeles is 5 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 50 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Hawaiian being the fastest taking 5 hours, 17 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 5 hours, 28 minutes.

What airlines fly from Honolulu to Los Angeles?

United, American, Alaska, Delta, Southwest, and Hawaiian are the airlines with direct flights from Honolulu to Los Angeles.

Does Southwest fly from Honolulu to Los Angeles?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX). On average, they have 6 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Honolulu 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 19 minutes
In the Air 290 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Los Angeles 7 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Honolulu to Los Angeles, Delta is 91% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 91% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 91% 8% 1%
American 91% 9% 0%
Southwest 90% 10% 0%
United 85% 15% 0%
Alaska 81% 19% 0%
Hawaiian 78% 21% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Honolulu and Los Angeles, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Hawaiian 18 289 9 317
United 20 286 10 318
Southwest 18 294 7 320
Delta 19 290 9 321
American 18 294 9 323
Alaska 23 294 9 328

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8pm 0.59
10pm 2.28
11pm 0.67
2pm 1.67
9am 0.07
12pm 1.95
4pm 0.25
10am 0.13
9pm 0.82
11am 0.17
3pm 1.05
7am 2
1pm 1.31
8am 1.54

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Honolulu to Los Angeles that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 441
February 379
March 440
April 422
May 429
June 487
July 504
August 481
September 426
October 435
November 421
December 457

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Honolulu to Los Angeles that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 14.42
Tuesday 14.62
Wednesday 14.29
Thursday 14.54
Friday 14.6
Saturday 14.92
Sunday 14.96

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 0
Hawaiian 0
Delta 0
American 0
Alaska 0
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8pm 20 280 8 308
10pm 19 286 9 316
11pm 18 290 10 320
2pm 19 291 10 323
9am 20 283 8 312
12pm 19 293 8 323
4pm 22 290 9 322
10am 21 296 9 328
9pm 18 288 9 316
11am 17 297 7 321
3pm 20 291 10 324
7am 18 294 9 322
1pm 21 289 12 322
8am 18 294 9 322
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.