EWR to HNL flight delays
Newark, NJ (EWR) Honolulu, HI (HNL) · 4,962 miles
235 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
75.44%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.7%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
112 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
28 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In March it ran 42 points more punctual than in December — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
Only United Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 235 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Flights from Newark to Honolulu run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, United Airlines arrived on time most often on EWR to HNL. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in December.
Every airline on EWR to HNL
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 235 | 75.44% | 1.7% | 112 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
HNL to EWR Honolulu back to Newark 77.19% on time DOther routes from Newark
- EWR → MCO · Orlando D
- EWR → ATL · Atlanta D
- EWR → ORD · Chicago D
- EWR → LAX · Los Angeles D
- EWR → FLL · Fort Lauderdale D
- EWR → SFO · San Francisco D
- EWR → MIA · Miami D
- EWR → BOS · Boston F
- EWR → IAH · Houston C
- EWR → CLT · Charlotte D
- EWR → DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth D
- EWR → PBI · West Palm Beach/Palm Beach D
Common questions
Are flights from Newark to Honolulu usually delayed?
75.44% of flights on the EWR to HNL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Newark to Honolulu?
Only United Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 235 flights and 75.44% arriving on time.
How often are EWR to HNL flights cancelled?
1.7% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 17 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Newark to Honolulu?
March, when 96.2% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 54.2%.
When EWR to HNL flights are late, how late are they?
About 112 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on EWR to HNL during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →