United AirlinesUA
Flights UA153 12:40 Fr
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Direct flights from Hong Kong (HKG) to Honolulu (HNL): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 35 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 8,947 km, an estimated 11 hours 58 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Hong Kong and Honolulu. Updated 14 August 2026 at 15:18 UTC.
HKG
Hong Kong
smooth · +6
HNL
Honolulu
smooth · +0
8,947 km · ~11h 58m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
95 / 100
route health from live HKG and HNL delay boards
Median arrival delay is +35 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Search live fares for this route →Median arrival+35 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~11h 58mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
Current nonstop fares
HKG → HNL · one way · economy · 1 adult
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The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at HKG: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Hong Kong to Honolulu route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop HKG to HNL flights: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/HKG-HNL
HKG to HNL questions
Is HKG–HNL running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HKG is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from HKG to HNL?
Great-circle distance is 8,947 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 662–797 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does HKG–HNL fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at HKG and arrival-side delay at HNL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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