Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Kona
163 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–KOA arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 7,317 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel1.0%Flights1,769
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.6%Flights3,207
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.8%Flights2,341
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline52%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline55%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 80 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly HNL → KOA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 5 min · 7,697 flights
- Overnights87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,223 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 6,509 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 20 min · 3,930 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 25 min · 4,116 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 3,231 flights
- Sundays89% on time · p90 15 min · 3,290 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 3,201 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 3,400 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 3,360 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 3,478 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 3,515 flights
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