DL480Delta Air Lines · LAX → HNL
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL480 Los AngelesLAX · 08:15 HonoluluHNL · 12:04

DL480 by Delta Air Lines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.

Right nowAwaiting arrival in Honolulu · off blocks 08:35 · 20 min late
11:58

estimated arrival at HNL · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board

En routeDL480 · position estimated
LAXLos AngelesHNLHonolulu
Estimated from the boardsarr 11:58

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:35 · typical taxi-out at LAX ≈ 4.5 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ DL480 typically leaves +17 and lands +9. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+9 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~8 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+20 gate · −6 arrival
11-03
+8 gate · +9 arrival
11-02
+20 gate · +1 arrival
11-01
+18 gate · +18 arrival
10-31
+10 gate · −1 arrival
10-30
+24 gate · +2 arrival
10-29
+17 gate · +11 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +9 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
HNLHonoluluModerate riskHNL delay board →
LAX→HNLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at LAX and HNL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Los Angeles

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 23°C to 26°C
Low15°Clikely 14°C to 16°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Honolulu

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High29°Clikely 28°C to 29°C
Low24°Clikely 23°C to 25°C
  • 81% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Los Angeles to Honolulu flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL837departs 12:30
DL465departs 13:55
DL443departs 17:15

If DL480 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Honolulu on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How DL480 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL480 across the LAX and HNL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 13 confirmed departures · 11/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL480 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-04LAX 08:15 08:35 (+20)HNL 12:04 11:58 (−6)
11-03LAX 08:15 08:23 (+8)HNL 12:04 12:13 (+9)
11-02LAX 08:15 08:35 (+20)HNL 12:04 12:05 (+1)
11-01LAX 08:15 08:33 (+18)HNL 12:04 12:22 (+18)
10-31LAX 08:20 08:30 (+10)HNL 11:09 11:08 (−1)
10-30LAX 08:20 08:44 (+24)HNL 11:09 11:11 (+2)
10-29LAX 08:40 08:57 (+17)HNL 11:29 11:40 (+11)
10-28LAX 08:40 08:43 (+3)HNL 11:29 11:38 (+9)
10-27LAX 08:40 10:11 (+91)HNL 11:29 12:57 (+88)
10-26LAX 08:40 08:55 (+15)HNL 11:29 11:27 (−2)
10-25LAX 08:30 11:20 (+170)HNL 11:19 13:48 (+149)
10-24LAX 08:35 08:44 (+9)HNL 11:23 11:24 (+1)
10-23LAX 08:35 08:43 (+8)HNL 11:23 11:32 (+9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N171DZ, N1201P, N197DN, N195DN.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and HNL published them.

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