Route Reliability
Honolulu → Kailua-Kona
HNL–KOA · 163 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport
- 87%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 4 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.1%
- Cancelled
- 7,317
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Southwest Airlines92%1,769 flights
- 2.Hawaiian Airlines88%3,207 flights
- 3.Alaska Airlines82%2,341 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
HNL–KOA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 78% between 12–3 PM.
Sunday comes out ahead.
A small edge: 90% on time on Sundays against 83% on Fridays.
Southwest Airlines runs this route best.
Southwest Airlines arrived on time 92% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 82%.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon89%(1058 flights)
- Tue88%(1012 flights)
- Wed90%(977 flights)
- Thu84%(1061 flights)
- Fri83%(1079 flights)
- Sat85%(1032 flights)
- Sun90%(1014 flights)
- 3–6 AM94%(233 flights)
- 6–9 AM94%(1385 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM91%(1595 flights)
- 12–3 PM78%(1304 flights)
- 3–6 PM83%(1372 flights)
- 6–9 PM87%(1111 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM86%(233 flights)
Jun 90% → May 86% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 90% | 624 |
| July 2025 | 87% | 639 |
| August 2025 | 93% | 625 |
| September 2025 | 95% | 567 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 582 |
| November 2025 | 90% | 566 |
| December 2025 | 82% | 605 |
| January 2026 | 84% | 640 |
| February 2026 | 84% | 569 |
| March 2026 | 80% | 607 |
| April 2026 | 84% | 587 |
| May 2026 | 86% | 622 |
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Based on 7,317 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.