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In-flight Wi-Fi to Come to More Hawaii Routes


You can now connect to the Internet on flights to Hawaii on more aircraft types.

That’s thanks to Viasat’s third-generation F1 satellite, enabled for commercial use Monday. One of the biggest improvements of the new satellite is that it provides long-awaited coverage on routes from the mainland to Hawaii.

In the future, any Viasat-equipped aircraft flying from the mainland to Hawaii will be able to access satellite signals and an internet connection.

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Traditionally, passengers flying on planes with Viasat antennas have been unable to connect to the internet after leaving coverage areas above the continental United States.

Previous Viasat coverage map. UNITED

For some travelers, that’s reason enough to fly on planes equipped with global internet providers like Panasonic. In the United States, however, Panasonic’s internet service is largely limited to wide-body, long-haul jets flown by American Airlines and United Airlines.

While these carriers sometimes deploy twin-aisle jets on Choose popular Hawaii routesMost routes from the US mainland to Hawaii are operated by single-aisle aircraft without Panasonic.

In fact, American, Delta Air Lines, United, and Southwest Airlines all have jets flying to Hawaii equipped with Viasat antennas that were previously inactive on those flights.

The new Viasat satellite was tested in the first half of the year and the provider seemed quite satisfied with the results so it activated this enhanced service.

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While Viasat has talked about third generation satellites for quite a whileLast year, the ViaSat-3 launch encountered major technical problems as the satellite was launched into orbit.

Viasat was initially uncertain whether the new satellites would be salvageable, but the company said:

“Extensive on-orbit testing demonstrated that all other systems on the satellite performed at or above expectations. And while anomalies in antenna deployments resulted in significant reductions in overall capacity, the resilience and high-performance specifications of the ViaSat-3 satellite system still allow the satellite to support high-speed broadband services to airline customers across North America, where the satellite is deployed.”

At the end of this article, you will find detailed information on flights from the mainland to Hawaii by internet provider. Note that aircraft replacements are always possible and the data is based on Cirium’s schedule for flights scheduled in August 2024.

If you need to connect, check with your airline before your flight to make sure your plane has connectivity features when flying over Hawaii.

In the future, United will be the only airline not to offer Wi-Fi on all routes to Hawaii because some of its planes still use Thales satellites that only operate over the continental United States.

Note that Hawaiian Airlines is in the process of being installed. Free high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire fleet, which will operate on all routes to the United States. These renovations are expected to be completed by the end of this year.

Internet providers on routes from the United States to Hawaii

Airlines Source Destination Wi-Fi Provider Does it operate on the Hawaii route?
Alaska Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska LAX Kahului Airport (OGG) Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska Portland International Airport (PDX) HNL Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska PDX OGG Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska PDX Kona International Airport (KOA) Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska San Diego International Airport (SAN) HNL Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska SAN OGG Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska SAN UNIVERSITY Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska SAN Lihue Airport (LIH) Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska San Francisco International Airport (SFO) HNL Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska SFO OGG Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) HNL Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska SJC OGG Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska SJC UNIVERSITY Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska SJC LIH Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) HNL Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska SEA OGG Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska SEA UNIVERSITY Wi-Fi on board Correct
Alaska SEA LIH Wi-Fi on board Correct
American Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) HNL Panasonic/Viasat Correct
American DFW HNL Panasonic/Viasat Correct
American DFW OGG Panasonic/Viasat Correct
American LAX HNL Viasat Correct
American LAX OGG Viasat Correct
American LAX UNIVERSITY Viasat Correct
American LAX LIH Viasat Correct
American Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) HNL Viasat Correct
American PHX OGG Viasat Correct
American PHX UNIVERSITY Viasat Correct
American PHX LIH Viasat Correct
Plain Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) HNL Wi-Fi on board/Viasat Correct
Plain Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) HNL Wi-Fi on board/Viasat Correct
Plain LAX HNL Wi-Fi on board/Viasat Correct
Plain LAX OGG Viasat Correct
Plain LAX UNIVERSITY Viasat Correct
Plain LAX LIH Viasat Correct
Plain Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) HNL Wi-Fi on board/Viasat Correct
Plain John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) HNL Wi-Fi on board/Viasat Correct
Plain Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) HNL Wi-Fi on board/Viasat Correct
Plain SEA HNL Viasat Correct
Plain SEA OGG Viasat Correct
Plain SEA UNIVERSITY Viasat Correct
Plain SEA LIH Viasat Correct
Hawaiian Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) HNL Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) HNL Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) HNL Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian LAS OGG Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian Long Beach Airport (LGB) HNL Star Link Correct
Hawaiian Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender OGG Star Link Correct
Hawaiian LAX HNL Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian LAX OGG Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian LAX UNIVERSITY Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian LAX LIH Star Link Correct
Hawaiian JFK HNL Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian Oakland Bay Area International Airport (OAK) HNL Some Starlink Some
Hawaiian OAK WOOD OGG Star Link Correct
Hawaiian OAK WOOD LIH Star Link Correct
Hawaiian Ontario International Airport (ONT) HNL Star Link Correct
Hawaiian PHX HNL Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian PDX HNL Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian PDX OGG Star Link Correct
Hawaiian Sacramento International Airport (SMF) HNL Star Link Correct
Hawaiian SMF OGG Star Link Correct
Hawaiian SMF UNIVERSITY Star Link Correct
Hawaiian SMF LIH Star Link Correct
Hawaiian SLC HNL Star Link Correct
Hawaiian SAN HNL Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian SAN OGG Star Link Correct
Hawaiian SFO HNL Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian SFO OGG Star Link Correct
Hawaiian SJC HNL Star Link Correct
Hawaiian SJC OGG Star Link Correct
Hawaiian SEA HNL Not yet ARE NOT
Hawaiian SEA OGG Star Link Correct
Southwest LAS HNL Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest LAS OGG Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest LAS UNIVERSITY Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest LAS LIH Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender HNL Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender OGG Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest LAX HNL Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest LAX UNIVERSITY Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest LAX LIH Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest OAK WOOD HNL Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest OAK WOOD OGG Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest OAK WOOD UNIVERSITY Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest OAK WOOD LIH Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest PHX HNL Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest PHX OGG Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest SMF HNL Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest SMF OGG Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest SAN HNL Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest SJC HNL Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Southwest SJC OGG Anuvu/Viasat Correct
Merge O’Hare International Airport (ORD) HNL Panasonic Correct
Merge ORDER OGG Panasonic Correct
Merge Denver International Airport (DEN) HNL Panasonic Correct
Merge THE CAVE OGG Panasonic Correct
Merge THE CAVE UNIVERSITY Panasonic Correct
Merge THE CAVE LIH Panasonic Correct
Merge George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) HNL Panasonic Correct
Merge LAX HNL Panasonic/Thales Some
Merge LAX HNL Panasonic Correct
Merge LAX HNL Viasat Correct
Merge LAX OGG Viasat Correct
Merge LAX UNIVERSITY Thales/Viasat Some
Merge LAX LIH Viasat Correct
Merge SFO HNL Panasonic/Thales/Viasat Some
Merge SFO OGG Panasonic/Viasat Correct
Merge SFO UNIVERSITY Thales/Viasat Some
Merge SFO LIH Thales/Viasat Some
Merge Dulles International Airport (IAD) HNL Panasonic Correct

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