The flight time from Los Angeles to Honolulu is 5 hours, 47 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA on time.
17 minutes taxiing out
5 hours, 21 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives HNL Honolulu, HI 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
86%
Southwest
85%
American
84%
Delta
82%
United
81%
Hawaiian
75%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Honolulu is 5 hours, 47 minutes. The time spent in the air is 5 hours, 21 minutes.

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

Reverse Journey

Honolulu to Los Angeles
5 hours, 20 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
5h 39m
Delta
5h 43m
Southwest
5h 48m
American
5h 48m
Hawaiian
5h 54m
Alaska
6h 2m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM01234

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
Delta
21
American
21
Hawaiian
21
Southwest
7
Alaska
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from Honolulu by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to Honolulu 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 Los Angeles to Honolulu?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Honolulu is 5 hours, 47 minutes. The time spent in the air is 5 hours, 21 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 5 hours, 39 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 6 hours, 2 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Honolulu?

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

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Honolulu?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL). On average, they have 7 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 Los Angeles on time
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 321 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Honolulu 2 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 Los Angeles to Honolulu, Delta is 82% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 86% 14% 0%
Southwest 85% 15% 0%
American 84% 16% 0%
Delta 82% 18% 0%
United 81% 19% 0%
Hawaiian 75% 23% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles and Honolulu, 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)
United 19 312 5 339
Delta 15 320 6 343
Southwest 14 328 4 348
American 17 323 6 348
Hawaiian 15 324 13 354
Alaska 23 325 8 362

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
3pm 0.47
11am 0.12
7am 2
5pm 1.85
8pm 0.04
6pm 1.8
9am 0.49
7pm 0.08
10am 1.26
8am 3.38
12pm 0.19
4pm 0.98
2pm 0.67
1pm 1.17

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles to Honolulu 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 381
March 441
April 421
May 430
June 484
July 506
August 481
September 426
October 434
November 421
December 457

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles to Honolulu 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 14.65
Wednesday 14.27
Thursday 14.6
Friday 14.6
Saturday 14.92
Sunday 14.9

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
Delta 0
American 0
Hawaiian 0
Southwest 0
Alaska 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)
3pm 16 322 6 347
11am 19 316 4 338
7am 15 326 9 352
5pm 16 322 7 348
8pm 16 314 14 345
6pm 16 316 7 341
9am 23 325 7 360
7pm 20 314 5 338
10am 16 323 13 357
8am 19 321 5 346
12pm 15 323 5 346
4pm 18 314 6 339
2pm 15 319 6 344
1pm 19 320 5 347
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.