Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) to San Francisco (SFO) distance
The great-circle distance from Honolulu, Oahu to San Francisco is 2,083 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- Time difference
- San Francisco is 2 hours ahead of Honolulu, Oahu
- Midpoint
- 30.68° N, 141.64° W
- Heading from HNL
- 54° northeast
- Heading from SFO
- 252° west
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see HNL-SFO on the globe.
Related routes
Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)293 nm- New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO)2,242 nm
- Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO)1,600 nm
- Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX)2,218 nm
- Las Vegas (LAS) to San Francisco (SFO)359 nm
- Seattle (SEA) to San Francisco (SFO)590 nm
- Boston (BOS) to San Francisco (SFO)2,344 nm
London (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO)4,652 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.