What Time Is It at Honolulu Airport (HNL)?
- Time zone now
- Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, UTC−10
- Zulu now
- UTC
- From you
- Sunrise / sunset
- Next clock change
- None, no daylight saving
- Location
- 21.318, -157.926
Honolulu (HNL) is on Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, UTC−10 (HST) all year. Its clocks don't change for daylight saving time. The airport is in Honolulu, Oahu, the United States. Its codes are HNL (IATA, the one on your boarding pass) and PHNL (ICAO, the one pilots and air traffic control use).
Zulu Time and HNL
To get local time from Zulu, subtract 10 hours, all year. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
For example, a METAR or flight plan time of 1500Z is 5:00 a.m. local at HNL.
Daylight Saving Time
Honolulu doesn't use daylight saving time, so the offset from Zulu stays at UTC−10 all year. When other places change their clocks, the difference between HNL and those places changes by an hour instead.
AvClock keeps HNL on your clock next to LOCAL and Zulu, with sunrise, sunset, weather, and airport details for any airport in the world. Free on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.
Common Questions
What time zone is HNL airport in?
Honolulu Airport (HNL) uses the Pacific/Honolulu time zone, Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time. That's UTC−10 all year.
Does HNL change its clocks for daylight saving time?
No. Honolulu stays at UTC−10 all year.
How do I convert Zulu time to local time at HNL?
To get local time from Zulu, subtract 10 hours, all year. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
Times here come from your browser's clock and the international time zone database. Sunrise and sunset are estimates, good to a few minutes. AvClock is for reference only, not for navigation or flight planning.