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Direct flights from Avarua (RAR) to Honolulu (HNL): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 4,733 km, an estimated 6 hours 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Avarua and Honolulu. Updated 18 October 2026 at 01:18 UTC.
route health from live RAR and HNL delay boards
The week
scheduled departures · origin local timeEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
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How the Avarua to Honolulu route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RAR 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Avarua (RAR) to Honolulu (HNL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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RAR to HNL questions
Is RAR–HNL running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at HNL is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from RAR to HNL?
Great-circle distance is 4,733 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 364–436 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does RAR–HNL fly?
Alaska Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sat). 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 RAR 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.