KOA to HNL flight delays
KOA HNL Ellison Onizuka Kona at Keāhole to Daniel K. Inouye · 163 miles
23,403 flights were scheduled from KOA to HNL over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 23,153 that made the trip, 87.3% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.
Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The route in brief
- Flights in the window
- 23,403
- Arrived on time
- 87.3%
- Cancelled
- 1.1%
- Scheduled distance
- 163 miles
Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.
Airline by airline
Airlines with at least 100 flights on KOA–HNL, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.
| Airline | Arrived on time | Typical delay | Cancelled | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Airlines | 86.1% | 41 min | 1% | 14,577 |
| Southwest Airlines | 94.5% | 51 min | 0.8% | 6,043 |
| Alaska Airlines | 77.4% | 45 min | 1.8% | 2,783 |
Month by month
January was the month to avoid on KOA–HNL: 81.5% of flights arrived on time, against 93.8% in September. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.
| Month | Share flights that arrived on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81.5% | 2,025 |
| February | 84.7% | 1,830 |
| March | 85% | 2,003 |
| April | 86.2% | 1,863 |
| May | 85.5% | 1,965 |
| June | 87.1% | 1,872 |
| July | 89.1% | 2,010 |
| August | 91.4% | 1,996 |
| September | 93.8% | 1,911 |
| October | 87.3% | 2,001 |
| November | 90.1% | 1,934 |
| December | 85.5% | 1,993 |
Both ends of the route
A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.
KOA to HNL in one number
KOA → HNL
When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 43 min.
Questions about KOA to HNL
- Which airline is most reliable from KOA to HNL?
- Southwest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 94.5% of the time, with 6,043 scheduled. Alaska Airlines came in at 77.4% over 2,783 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
- What is the worst month to fly KOA to HNL?
- January, at 81.5% of arrivals on time, with 2,025 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 93.8%.
- How late are KOA–HNL flights when they are late?
- 43 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
- How often is the KOA to HNL flight cancelled?
- 1.1% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
- Are these departure or arrival numbers?
- Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at HNL less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.