SAN → HNLSan Diego to Honolulu

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Honolulu (HNL): 46 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 19 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 2 November 2026 at 04:22 UTC.

Today, SAN → HNL

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 08:05 HA815Hawaiian Left 08:05 ·
  2. 09:55 WN3704Southwest Left 09:54 HNL est. 14:05 +5In the air · sched 14:00
  3. 11:00 AS94Alaska Est. 12:00Departure not confirmed by the board HNL est. 16:27 +66sched 15:21
  4. 17:17 HA828Hawaiian Left 17:17 ·
  5. 17:25 WN281Southwest Est. 17:54Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  6. · AS815Alaska On schedule HNL est. 12:13sched 12:28

Checked SAN board 20:22 · HNL board 15:18

SAN San Diego heavy · +44
HNL Honolulu busy · +20
4,201 km · ~5h 53m est.
dep bank 08:40–20:1246x weekly
Under pressure · 3 airlines · 46x weekly · nonstop
58 / 100

route health from live SAN and HNL delay boards

0 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~5h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures46x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 19

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 AS94 11:05 daily · AS815 varies daily · AS828 20:12 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Hawaiian AirlinesHA

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

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN4998 09:40 daily · WN4224 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01HA815departed+0
11-01HA828departed+0
11-01WN3704departed−1
10-31AS94departed+0
10-31HA815departed+0
10-31WN2443departed−7
10-30AS94departed+0
10-30HA815departed+0
10-30WN4224departed+0
10-29AS94departed+0
10-29HA815departed+0
10-29HA828departed+0
10-29WN4998departed−3
10-28AS94departed−5
10-28HA815departed+0
10-28HA828departed+0
10-28WN4998departed−4
10-27HA828departed+0
10-27WN4224departed−6

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 +44 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 12 kt Full SAN delay board →
HNLHonolulu +20 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · NNE 7 kt Full HNL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 52% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +18 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. 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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Pro Flight Search: San Diego (SAN) to Honolulu (HNL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

Canonical URL
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How we measure this →

SAN to HNL questions

Is SAN–HNL running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 58/100. 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 09:40 and evening departures around 17:00 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 46 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.