ORD → HNLChicago to Honolulu

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Honolulu (HNL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 88% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,819 km, an estimated 9 hours 15 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Honolulu. Updated 17 October 2026 at 20:19 UTC.

Today, ORD → HNL

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. 09:55 UA219United Left 09:48 HNL est. 13:46In the air · sched 13:50

Checked ORD board 15:19 · HNL board 10:18

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
HNL Honolulu smooth · +0
6,819 km · ~9h 15m est.
departs 09:557x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 8 operated ORD → HNL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~9h 15mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United 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
United AirlinesUA88% on time

Flights UA219 09:55 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17UA219dep −7 → arr−4
10-16UA219dep +1 → arr−4
10-15UA219dep −1 → arr−3
10-14UA219dep −2 → arr−4
10-13UA219dep −7 → arr+5
10-12UA219dep −5 → arr−4
10-11UA219dep −3 → arr−4
10-10UA219dep +25 → arr+31

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
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full ORD delay board →
HNLHonolulu +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNE 5 kt Full HNL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORD: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Honolulu route actually runs

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

Is ORD–HNL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ORD to HNL?

Great-circle distance is 6,819 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 511–614 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–HNL fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at ORD and arrival-side delay at HNL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.