why is it so much more expensive to fly to Tokyo from Honolulu than from NYC

why is it so much more expensive to fly to Tokyo from Honolulu than from NYC?
Honolulu is so much closer, yet flights are cheaper from NYC to Tokyo. Does this have to do with the size of the Honolulu airport? It seems kind of weird to me.
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Actually, when I searched on Expedia, the cheapest flights were about the same price, around $1100-1200, from both departure points.
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More likely depending on the airline your looking at it probably has to do with how well they fill the seats for those flights. See if you can fly an airline the caters to people flying to Honolulu.
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Hi Because air travel taxes you would get a cheaper flight,Because the airport is a more international the taxes are less but because the airport Honolulu in less noticed and smaller the government will charge you more to go with them. Hope this helps Amb.D.S
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I'm sure it has a lot to do with supply and demand. NYC has 3 large airports and plenty of flights, mostly American tourists, and business travelers. HNL is a small airport, and it's a HUGE vacation destination for Japanese people (it's dirt cheap to them). The cheap seats sell out FAST.
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Taxes, fees all factor in, plus the cost of landing (some airports are much more expensive than others- this is what the airlines pay for landing slots), plus the time of year (you're going into peak vacation/honeymoon season in Hawaii).