# Distance from Cologne (CGN) to Honolulu (HNL)

> 11,855 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,855 km / 7,367 mi / 6,401 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 10° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 06:48 in Cologne, it's 18:48 in Honolulu)
- **Elevation difference**: 289 ft (HNL is lower than CGN)

## Airports

### [Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgn-cologne-cologne-bonn-airport/1ef266de-baf2-6ae2-aa88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cologne, Germany
- ICAO: EDDK
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 50.870000, 7.140000
- Elevation: 302 ft

### [Daniel K Inouye International Airport (HNL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hnl-honolulu-daniel-k-inouye-international-airport/1ef266df-8953-6d78-a54a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Honolulu, United States
- ICAO: PHNL
- Timezone: Pacific/Honolulu
- Coordinates: 21.320000, -157.920000
- Elevation: 13 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:48 in Cologne, it's 18:48 in Honolulu.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgn-cologne-cologne-bonn-airport/1ef266de-baf2-6ae2-aa88-06bb2780ed98)
- [Daniel K Inouye International Airport (HNL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hnl-honolulu-daniel-k-inouye-international-airport/1ef266df-8953-6d78-a54a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)