KOA → OGG: 86% on-time

Historical on-time performance

Kona to Kahului

84 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on KOA–OGG arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min

p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)

Cancelled0.1%of scheduled flights

based on 1,432 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
Hawaiian Airlines	90%	on time	10 min	0.3%	642
Southwest Airlines	88%	on time	15 min	0.0%	337
Alaska Airlines	80%	on time	25 min	0.0%	453

Hawaiian Airlines
On-time90%
Medianon time
p9010 min
Cancel0.3%
Flights642
Southwest Airlines
On-time88%
Medianon time
p9015 min
Cancel0.0%
Flights337
Alaska Airlines
On-time80%
Medianon time
p9025 min
Cancel0.0%
Flights453

Why flights run late

Delay causes

Airline29%
Weather3%
Air traffic (NAS)4%
Late aircraft63%
Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

Airline0%
Weather0%
Air traffic (NAS)100%
Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 2 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 KOA → OGG

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 — 94% on time.

Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 1,258 flights
Afternoons91% on time · p90 10 min · 771 flights
Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,635 flights

Best day of week

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 87% to 93% on time.

Sundays93% on time · p90 10 min · 668 flights
Mondays92% on time · p90 10 min · 663 flights
Tuesdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 662 flights
Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 663 flights
Thursdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 668 flights
Fridays88% on time · p90 15 min · 668 flights
Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 676 flights

Keep exploring

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