Route Reliability
Kailua-Kona → Honolulu
KOA–HNL · 163 miles · Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- 86%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.2%
- Cancelled
- 7,319
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Southwest Airlines95%1,769 flights
- 2.Hawaiian Airlines87%3,207 flights
- 3.Alaska Airlines78%2,343 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
KOA–HNL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 78% between 12–3 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
KOA–HNL flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Sundays. On Fridays: 82%.
Southwest Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
Southwest Airlines arrived on time 95% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 78%.
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
- Mon88%(1057 flights)
- Tue88%(1016 flights)
- Wed88%(975 flights)
- Thu84%(1061 flights)
- Fri82%(1077 flights)
- Sat85%(1033 flights)
- Sun89%(1013 flights)
- 6–9 AM94%(1595 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM88%(1215 flights)
- 12–3 PM78%(1071 flights)
- 3–6 PM83%(1839 flights)
- 6–9 PM85%(1174 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM85%(338 flights)
Jun 88% → May 84% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 88% | 623 |
| July 2025 | 88% | 638 |
| August 2025 | 94% | 625 |
| September 2025 | 95% | 567 |
| October 2025 | 91% | 583 |
| November 2025 | 90% | 567 |
| December 2025 | 79% | 605 |
| January 2026 | 81% | 642 |
| February 2026 | 83% | 570 |
| March 2026 | 78% | 604 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 584 |
| May 2026 | 84% | 624 |
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Based on 7,319 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.