SFO → HNLSan Francisco to Honolulu

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Honolulu (HNL): 122 nonstop departures observed each week across 10 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 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 San Francisco and Honolulu. Updated 3 November 2026 at 23:41 UTC.

Today, SFO → HNL

Tue 3 Nov · local times
AC3507Air CanadaIn the air, 25 min late

Left SFO at 14:20, 25 min after its 13:55 slot.

CA7311Air ChinaIn the air, 25 min late

Left SFO at 14:20, 25 min after its 13:55 slot.

  1. 07:20 FJ5806Fiji Airways Left 07:21 ·
  2. 07:20 HA811Hawaiian Airlines Left 07:21 ·
  3. 07:20 QR3310Qatar Left 07:21 ·
  4. 09:20 AC3515Air Canada Left 09:17 ·
  5. 09:20 NZ9141Air New Zealand Left 09:17 ·
  6. 09:20 UA1175United Left 09:17 HNL est. 12:55In the air · sched 12:54
  7. 13:55 AC3507Air Canada Left 14:20 +25 ·
  8. 13:55 CA7311Air China Left 14:20 +25 ·
  9. 13:55 NZ9144Air New Zealand Left 14:20 +25 ·
  10. 13:55 UA300United Left 14:20 +25 ·
  11. 16:47 AC3514Air Canada On scheduleGate F22 · T3 ·
  12. 16:47 AV2255Avianca On scheduleGate F22 · T3 ·
  13. 16:47 AZ4484ITA Airways On scheduleGate F22 · T3 ·
  14. 16:47 EK6363Emirates On scheduleGate F22 · T3 ·
  15. 16:47 LH7726Lufthansa On scheduleGate F22 · T3 ·
  16. 16:47 NZ9142Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F22 · T3 ·
  17. 16:47 UA1509United On scheduleGate F22 · T3 ·
  18. 18:25 AC3516Air Canada On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  19. 18:25 AZ4485ITA Airways On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  20. 18:25 LH8800Lufthansa On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  21. 18:25 NZ9143Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  22. 18:25 TK8888Turkish Airlines On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  23. 18:25 UA638United On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  24. 19:56 HA833Hawaiian Airlines On scheduleGate B12 · T1 ·
  25. 19:56 QF3753Qantas On scheduleGate B12 · T1 ·
  26. 19:56 QR8879Qatar On scheduleGate B12 · T1 ·
  27. · AS811Alaska On schedule HNL est. 11:12sched 11:10

Checked SFO board 15:41 · HNL board 10:18

SFO San Francisco heavy · +39
HNL Honolulu smooth · +10
3,857 km · ~5h 27m est.
dep bank 08:20–22:18122x weekly
Under pressure · 10 airlines · 122x weekly · nonstop
67 / 100

route health from live SFO and HNL delay boards

0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~5h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures122x10 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

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 AC3515 varies daily · AC3507 varies daily

Air ChinaCA

Flights CA7311 varies daily

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9141 varies daily · NZ9144 varies daily

Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS811 11:10 daily · AS833 22:18 daily

Fiji AirwaysFJ

Flights FJ5806 varies daily

Hawaiian AirlinesHA

Flights HA811 varies daily · HA833 19:48 daily

ITA AirwaysAZ

Flights AZ4484 varies Tu We Th Fr Sa · AZ4485 varies Tu We Th Fr Sa

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR8905 varies Tu

Swiss International Air LinesLX

Flights LX3238 19:10 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AC3507departed+25
11-03AC3515departed−3
11-03CA7311departed+25
11-03FJ5806departed+1
11-03HA811departed+1
11-03NZ9141departed−3
11-03NZ9144departed+25
11-03QR3310departed+1
11-03UA1175departed−3
11-03UA300departed+25
11-02AC3506departed−9
11-02AC3507departed+7
11-02AC3514departed−4

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
SFOSan Francisco +39 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 6 kt Full SFO delay board →
HNLHonolulu +10 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ENE 14 kt Full HNL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 45% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to Honolulu route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO 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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SFO to HNL questions

Is SFO–HNL running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at SFO is the weaker end, route health score 67/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SFO–HNL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:55 and evening departures around 18:25 from SFO. 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 SFO to HNL?

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 SFO–HNL fly?

10 carriers operate this route, around 122 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.