SAN → HNLSan Diego to Honolulu

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Honolulu (HNL): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,201 km, an estimated 5 hours 53 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Honolulu. Updated 10 September 2026 at 17:37 UTC.

SAN San Diego smooth · +0
HNL Honolulu smooth · +0
4,201 km · ~5h 53m est.
dep bank 09:00–18:2521x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SAN and HNL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~5h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesHawaiian AirlinesSouthwest 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
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS815 09:00 daily · AS94 12:45 daily · AS828 17:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Hawaiian AirlinesHA

Flights HA815 09:00 daily · HA828 17:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3279 09:35 daily · WN948 18:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-10HA815departed+0
09-10WN3279departed−2
09-09HA815departed+0
09-09WN3279dep −3 → arr−7

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
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SSW 4 kt Full SAN delay board →
HNLHonolulu +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNE 7 kt Full HNL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 48% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +17 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Diego to Honolulu route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SAN to HNL 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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How we measure this →

SAN to HNL questions

Is SAN–HNL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–HNL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:00 and evening departures around 17:15 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HNL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to HNL?

Great-circle distance is 4,201 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 327–390 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–HNL fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 47 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.