Honolulu, Oahu
HNL · PHNLDaniel K. Inouye International Airport
Passengers a year
20.7M
#30 busiest in the U.S.
57
nonstop destinations
35
airlines
222
departures a day
80.8%
arrivals on time
1.0%
flights cancelled
84.3%
load factor
Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines is the largest carrier at Honolulu, Oahu, with 27% of all passengers. 35 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Hawaiian Airlines holds 27% of the airport — the 26th most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is BOS at 27%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HA Hawaiian84% full | 26.8% | 5.5M | 28 | 80.6% | -39.2% |
AS Alaska82% full | 20.4% | 4.2M | 28 | 74.5% | +280.2% |
WN Southwest88% full | 14.0% | 2.9M | 12 | 90.9% | -12.2% |
UA United85% full | 12.9% | 2.7M | 9 | 82.9% | -0.6% |
DL Delta88% full | 7.6% | 1.6M | 8 | 79.8% | -4.2% |
+Other airlines | 18.3% | 3.8M | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
37 domestic and 20 international nonstop destinations from Honolulu, Oahu, across 15 countries.
83% domestic · 17% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
1.1M1,138,780 departing · 88% full
United Airlines · American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Hawaiian Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Southwest Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Southwest Airlines
729.6K729,602 departing · 68% full
Hawaiian Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Southwest Airlines
700.3K700,317 departing · 69% full
Hawaiian Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Southwest Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Alaska Airlines
584.5K584,459 departing · 90% full
United Airlines · Hawaiian Airlines · Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines · Hawaiian Airlines · Delta Air Lines
Hawaiian Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Alaska Airlines
Southwest Airlines · Hawaiian Airlines · Alaska Airlines
American Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Hawaiian Airlines · Alaska Airlines
Top international destinations
Tokyo, Japan (HND)
472.5K472,450 departing · 952.4K952,449 both ways
Japan Airlines · Hawaiian Airlines · All Nippon Airways · Alaska Airlines · Delta Air Lines
Narita, Japan (NRT)
388K388,035 departing · 764K764,032 both ways
All Nippon Airways · Japan Airlines · ZIPAIR Tokyo
Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
219.7K219,669 departing · 445.3K445,326 both ways
Korean Air · Asiana Airlines · Hawaiian Airlines · Air Premia
Osaka, Japan (KIX)
148K148,017 departing · 302.1K302,124 both ways
Japan Airlines · Hawaiian Airlines · Alaska Airlines
Vancouver, Canada (YVR)
133.4K133,364 departing · 269.7K269,669 both ways
Air Canada · WestJet
Sydney, Australia (SYD)
121.3K121,315 departing · 244.9K244,870 both ways
Qantas Airways · Hawaiian Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Jetstar Airways
Tokoname, Japan (NGO)
53.4K53,381 departing · 107.8K107,754 both ways
Japan Airlines
Auckland, New Zealand (AKL)
50.1K50,073 departing · 101.4K101,414 both ways
Air New Zealand · Alaska Airlines · Hawaiian Airlines
Manila, Philippines (MNL)
47.8K47,752 departing · 100K100,048 both ways
Philippine Airlines
Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands (MAJ)
22K22,018 departing · 45.1K45,084 both ways
United Airlines
All nonstop destinations
57 nonstop · 21 airlines · 37 domestic / 20 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Honolulu, Oahu.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
22,593 departures · 78% full
27.8%
- Narrowbody
12,780 departures · 87% full
15.8%
Cessna C208B
9,670 departures · 74% full
11.9%
- Widebody
7,316 departures · 81% full
9.0%
- Narrowbody
6,382 departures · 88% full
7.9%
Pilatus PC-12
4,246 departures · 68% full
5.2%
- Widebody
2,960 departures · 84% full
3.6%
- Widebody
2,663 departures · 87% full
3.3%
- Widebody
2,532 departures · 87% full
3.1%
- Narrowbody
2,109 departures · 85% full
2.6%
When Honolulu, Oahu is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak July 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 23,579,155
- 1991
- 22,533,837
- 1992
- 22,668,760
- 1993
- 22,165,599
- 1994
- 22,438,715
- 1995
- 22,649,904
- 1996
- 22,720,782
- 1997
- 22,288,611
- 1998
- 21,495,807
- 1999
- 21,193,426
- 2000
- 21,847,090
- 2001
- 19,382,801
- 2002
- 19,175,989
- 2003
- 18,737,644
- 2004
- 19,818,158
- 2005
- 20,391,940
- 2006
- 19,987,878
- 2007
- 21,173,484
- 2008
- 18,195,740
- 2009
- 17,593,082
- 2010
- 17,584,387
- 2011
- 17,602,476
- 2012
- 18,488,117
- 2013
- 19,088,549
- 2014
- 18,953,445
- 2015
- 19,153,734
- 2016
- 19,450,545
- 2017
- 20,216,603
- 2018
- 19,844,529
- 2019
- 20,574,471
- 2020
- 6,262,708
- 2021
- 11,666,019
- 2022
- 17,852,912
- 2023
- 20,584,522
- 2024
- 21,044,739
- 2025
- 21,072,065
- 2026
- 8,379,925 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Honolulu, Oahu, 81 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 18 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
13 min
average delay
600
flights cancelled
57.4K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Southwest Airlines 90.9%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 74%
Among US airports
#30
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 74.9%–87.9%
The weak spot is March 2026, when 74.9% of arrivals landed on time — 5.9 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 87.9%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)?
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport handled about 20.7M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #30 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 222 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)?
Hawaiian Airlines is the largest carrier at Honolulu, Oahu (HNL), flying about 27% of its passengers. 35 airlines serve Honolulu, Oahu in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)?
Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) has 57 nonstop destinations — 37 domestic and 20 international across 15 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)?
About 80.8% of flights arriving at Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.0% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)?
The Boeing 717-200 flew the largest share of departures from Honolulu, Oahu (HNL), about 28% of the total.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from flights through Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
QFS Aviation
Hawaiian Airlines - A330 200 - First Class - Las Vegas (LAS) to Honolulu (HNL) | TRIP REPORT
25:18 · Apr 2024
AlaskaTripReports
TRIP REPORT! ANC-HNL 737 MAX-9 PREMIUM CLASS ALASKA AIRLINES AMAZING VIEWS OF MOUNTAINS!!
38:50 · Feb 2026
Genki's Travels
Hawaiian Airlines | B787-9 | First Class | Honolulu (HNL) to San Francisco (SFO) | Trip Report
29:23 · May 2024
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Departing counts passengers leaving Honolulu, Oahu; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).