Detroit (DTW) to Honolulu, Oahu (HNL)
Flight time
≈ 9h 44m
Bearing
277° W
Detroit (DTW) to Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) is 4,468 miles (7,191 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DTW–HNL
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop DTW–HNL; the Boeing 767-300 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
13,385
both directions
Passengers
12,006
both directions
Load factor
89.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DTW–HNL?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DTW–HNL in May 2026 (62 departures).
- DL
62 departures · 13,385 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.7%
Load
What plane flies DTW–HNL?
In May 2026, the Boeing 767-300 flew 98% of DTW–HNL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 767-300
61 departures · 89.9% load
98.4% - Airbus A330-300
1 departures · 81.9% load
1.6%
How has DTW–HNL traffic changed?
Nonstop DTW–HNL departures rose from 60 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DTW–HNL traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 12,077 passengers
93.6%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 12,545 passengers
94.2%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 12,362 passengers
92.8%
Load
September 2025
33 departures · 6,460 passengers
91.2%
Load
October 2025
26 departures · 5,324 passengers
90.3%
Load
November 2025
27 departures · 5,855 passengers
77.0%
Load
December 2025
41 departures · 9,911 passengers
85.7%
Load
January 2026
46 departures · 10,864 passengers
84.9%
Load
February 2026
40 departures · 9,193 passengers
81.5%
Load
March 2026
58 departures · 14,144 passengers
86.5%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 14,418 passengers
86.7%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 12,006 passengers
89.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DTW → HNL
90.2% full
31 departures · 6,069 passengers
HNL → DTW
89.2% full
31 departures · 5,937 passengers
Nonstop DTW–HNL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Honolulu, Oahu
US
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Coordinates
21.32°N, 157.93°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Detroit (DTW) from Honolulu, Oahu (HNL)?
DTW to HNL is 4,468 miles (7,191 km / 3,883 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DTW to HNL?
A nonstop covers the 4,468-mile great-circle distance in roughly 9h 44m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DTW–HNL?
In May 2026, the Boeing 767-300 flew the largest share of departures (98.4%), followed by the Airbus A330-300 (1.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying DTW–HNL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,468-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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