HNL → SFOHonolulu to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Honolulu (HNL) to San Francisco (SFO): 98 nonstop departures observed each week across 15 airlines. The median arrival is 19 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,857 km, an estimated 5 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Honolulu and San Francisco. Updated 17 September 2026 at 20:24 UTC.

HNL Honolulu smooth · +14
SFO San Francisco heavy · +35
3,857 km · ~5h 27m est.
dep bank 06:03–23:3998x weekly
Under pressure · 15 airlines · 98x weekly · nonstop
68 / 100

route health from live HNL and SFO delay boards

Median arrival delay is −19 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−19 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~5h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures98x15 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaAir ChinaAir New ZealandAlaska Airlines

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 days
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC3518 06:03 daily · AC3517 15:13 daily · AC3526 21:19 daily

Air ChinaCA

Flights CA7232 06:03 daily · CA7233 21:19 daily

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9153 06:03 daily · NZ9150 15:13 daily · NZ9152 21:19 daily

Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS812 12:10 daily · AS907 23:39 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

AviancaAV

Flights AV2254 21:19 daily

Copa AirlinesCM

Flights CM2363 15:13 We Th Su · CM2362 21:19 daily

Fiji AirwaysFJ

Flights FJ5807 20:23 daily

Hawaiian AirlinesHA

Flights HA907 07:42 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su · HA812 20:23 daily

Iberia AirlinesIB

Flights IB7292 07:42 Su

LufthansaLH

Flights LH9387 06:03 daily · LH9177 15:13 daily

Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF3740 07:42 Mo Tu Fr Sa Su · QF3661 20:23 daily

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR2067 07:42 Mo Tu Sa · QR2024 20:23 We Fr Su · QR8812 20:23 Mo We Su

Swiss International Air LinesLX

Flights LX3239 15:13 daily

Turkish AirlinesTK

Flights TK8889 15:13 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA373 07:00 daily · UA1947 13:15 daily · UA1346 22:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-17AC3518arrived−19
09-17CA7232arrived−19

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
HNLHonolulu +14 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NE 7 kt Full HNL delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +35 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 4 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 51% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +21 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Honolulu to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HNL to SFO flights through the day: 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.

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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HNL to SFO questions

Is HNL–SFO running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at SFO is the weaker end, route health score 68/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HNL–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 22:05 from HNL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HNL to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 3,857 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 302–361 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HNL–SFO fly?

15 carriers operate this route, around 176 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.