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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 5:20 pm
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Originally Posted by AnthonyGT
Researching flights to Hawaii for next summer, I noticed what seems like a large difference in flight lengths leaving from either JFK (Hawaiian) or IAD (United). A sample of flights next June shows:

JFK-HNL on Hawaiian flight time of 12:30.
IAD-NHL on United flight time of 10:25.

I realize IAD is farther west than JFK, but a 2 hour difference seems like a lot. Is this correct?

Thank you!

Tony
Note that Hawaii does not observe daylight savings. As a result time difference between JFK and HNL is 6 hours during daylight savings and 5 hours during standard times. (flight time on flight 51 JFK - HNL is 11:30 in December)
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