Hawaiian Airlines has announced that it will be discontinuing its flights between Honolulu and Boston in November, making it the end of the longest domestic service in the US. This follows Delta’s decision to pull out of the route in April and will leave Hawaiian Airlines with only one East Coast airport, New York JFK, in its network.

The news was initially reported by Ishrion Aviation on X and has been confirmed by checking the carrier’s booking engine. In addition to ending flights to Boston, Hawaiian Airlines will also be discontinuing its service to Fukuoka and Seoul Incheon from Honolulu. The carrier, which is now owned by Alaska Air Group, has been contacted for comment.

Hawaiian Airlines has been operating the route between Honolulu and Boston since April 2019, with its last flight scheduled to take place on November 19. The flights typically operate four times a week, but during high demand periods, there are up to five flights per week. The service is currently operated by the 278-seat Airbus A330-200, which is the smallest widebody aircraft in Hawaiian’s fleet.

According to data from the US Department of Transportation for April 2024-March 2025, approximately 149,800 round-trip local passengers flew between Honolulu and Boston, which translates to an average of 410 passengers daily. Hawaiian Airlines held the largest share of the market at 48%. With the discontinuation of its flights, the airline plans to redirect some of the traffic to its partnership with Alaska Airlines, which will offer connecting flights through Seattle. This decision was likely influenced by financial performance and network optimization, as the route was not a core operation for Hawaiian Airlines.

The route between Honolulu and Boston is one of the longest domestic routes in the US, covering a distance of 4,427 nautical miles (8,199 km) one way. Data from OAG shows that the maximum block time for the route is 11 hours and 25 minutes, making it longer than other long-distance routes such as Boston-Istanbul.

The chart above displays load and total revenue per available seat mile (TRASM) data for 16 Hawaiian routes from Honolulu to airports in the Lower 48. The average load across all routes was 87%, with an average TRASM of $0. 113 US cents, including airfare and ancillary revenue. While Boston’s load was slightly lower at 83%, its TRASM was the lowest among all 16 routes. This is due to the longer distance of the route, which made it more expensive to operate and resulted in lower revenue. For example, even though the route covers 90% more distance than Honolulu-San Diego, its TRASM was only 28% higher. This indicates that the route was not as profitable as other routes operated by Hawaiian Airlines.

Delta also previously operated flights between Boston and Honolulu, starting in November 2024, but ended the service just a few months later in April 2025.