SYD → HNLSydney to Honolulu

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Direct flights from Sydney (SYD) to Honolulu (HNL): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,171 km, an estimated 10 hours 59 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sydney and Honolulu. Updated 29 October 2026 at 14:49 UTC.

Today, SYD → HNL

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 20:30 QF103Qantas Sched 20:30Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  2. 21:40 AS852Alaska Airlines Sched 21:40Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked SYD board 01:49 · HNL board 22:18

SYD Sydney smooth · +0
HNL Honolulu heavy · +30
8,171 km · ~10h 59m est.
dep bank 20:15–20:4511x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 11x weekly · nonstop
80 / 100

route health from live SYD and HNL delay boards

0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~10h 59mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures11x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesQantas Airways

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
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS852 20:45 Tu Th Fr Sa Su

Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF103 20:15 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29AS852departed+0
10-29QF103departed+15
10-28QF103departed+0
10-27AS852departed+0
10-26QF103departed+0
10-25AS852departed+0
10-25QF103departed+0
10-24AS852departed+0
10-24QF103departed+60
10-23AS852departed+0
10-23QF103departed+75
10-22AS852departed+0
10-22QF103departed+0

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
SYDSydney +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ESE 5 kt Full SYD delay board →
HNLHonolulu +30 min heavy 🌤 overcast · NW 5 kt Full HNL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SYD and HNL: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sydney to Honolulu route actually runs

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

Is SYD–HNL running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at HNL is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SYD–HNL?

Operators schedule evening departures around 20:15 from SYD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HNL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SYD to HNL?

Great-circle distance is 8,171 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 607–730 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SYD–HNL fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 11 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.