Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Kona
2,556 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–KOA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 307 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)44%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 1 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 SAN → KOA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 79% on time.
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 800 flights
- Mornings71% on time · p90 40 min · 233 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 136 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 135 flights · limited
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 154 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 138 flights · limited
- Sundays72% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
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