Great-circle route LAX ↔ HNL. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAX → HNL Los Angeles to Honolulu |
136/wk | Daily | Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines |
| HNL → LAX Honolulu to Los Angeles |
— | — | Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 2,312,890 passengers on 10,663 flights between LAX and HNL — about 6,340 a day — filling 90% of the 2,570,718 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (29%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
5 airlines fly the LAX–HNL nonstop, including Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A330-200, Boeing 737, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between Los Angeles International Airport and Daniel K Inouye International Airport is 2,553 miles, or 4,109 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 2,553 mi |
| Kilometres | 4,109 km |
| Nautical miles | 2,218 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 5 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 136 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 5h 30m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 2,553-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 2,312,890 passengers on 10,663 scheduled flights between LAX and HNL — about 6,340 a day — filling 90% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A330-200, Boeing 737, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
