Airport gate intelligence · HNL
How many gates does Honolulu Airport (HNL) have?
Honolulu Airport (HNL) has 58 gates, with about 177 airline departures a day. Alaska has the most (27), followed by Southwest (5).
Alaska flies 51% of the 32,200 seats leaving HNL each day. Alaska has 440% more gates and 186% more seats than Southwest. 9 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at HNL
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 27 | 99 | 16,521 | 51% | 166 | 62% | 79 min | 54 |
| Southwest | 5 | 33 | 5,775 | 18% | 175 | 0% | 60 min | 16 |
| United | 4 | 15 | 4,120 | 13% | 281 | 0% | 125 min | 9 |
| Delta | 2 | 11 | 2,420 | 8% | 220 | 0% | 118 min | 5 |
| American | 2 | 5 | 1,096 | 3% | 206 | 0% | 112 min | 0 |
| Japan Airlines | – | 4 | 846 | 3% | 212 | 0% | 190 min | 0 |
| Korean Air | – | 2 | 594 | 2% | 297 | 0% | 154 min | 0 |
| ANA | – | 2 | 375 | 1% | 375 | 0% | 202 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 9 | |||||||
Average of 3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 9 gates have too few flights yet. Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 2% of flights have no seat count yet.
On-time departures by airline at HNL
80% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 3 full days.
What size aircraft HNL’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at HNL: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no HNL gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: KH (76 flights to Hilo, Kona and Lihue (Kauai)); P9 (5 flights to Tamuning and Pago Pago).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): Singapore Airlines (7 flights); Fiji Airways (2 flights to Nadi); ZIPAIR (2 flights to Tokyo Narita); Air New Zealand (2 flights to Auckland); Hawaiian (1 flight to Hilo); Icelandair (1 flight).
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How many gates does Honolulu Airport (HNL) have?
Honolulu Airport (HNL) has 58 gates, with about 177 airline departures a day. Alaska has the most (27), followed by Southwest (5).
Which airline has the most gates at Honolulu Airport (HNL)?
Alaska, with 27 of the 58 gates at HNL (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Honolulu Airport (HNL)?
About 177 airline departures a day (Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
Which terminal is Alaska in at HNL?
Alaska flies from Terminal 1’s Concourses A and B and Terminal 2’s Concourses E and C at Honolulu Airport (HNL).
How many gates does Alaska have at HNL?
27 gates, with about 99 departures and 16,521 seats a day.
How many gates does Southwest have at HNL?
5 gates, with about 33 departures and 5,775 seats a day.
How many gates does United have at HNL?
4 gates, with about 15 departures and 4,120 seats a day.
How many seats leave HNL each day?
About 32,200 seats on 177 airline departures a day (average of 3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at HNL?
95 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves HNL on time most often?
Southwest Airlines: 91% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 80% for all airlines at HNL (3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
How many aircraft tows happen at HNL?
About 84 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.