Route Reliability
Kailua-Kona → Los Angeles
KOA–LAX · 2,504 miles · Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- 87%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.4%
- Cancelled
- 1,606
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines93%494 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines90%365 flights
- 3.American Airlines84%350 flights
- 4.Alaska Airlines78%363 flights
Not enough history to rank: Southwest Airlines (23 flights), Hawaiian Airlines (11 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
KOA–LAX flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 79% between 3–6 PM.
Tuesday has been the better bet.
A small edge: 90% on time on Tuesdays against 84% on Sundays.
United Airlines runs this route best.
United Airlines arrived on time 93% 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
- Mon86%(221 flights)
- Tue90%(208 flights)
- Wed90%(214 flights)
- Thu84%(221 flights)
- Fri86%(222 flights)
- Sat88%(257 flights)
- Sun84%(237 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM100%(18 flights)
- 12–3 PM86%(648 flights)
- 3–6 PM79%(344 flights)
- 6–9 PM92%(151 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM92%(419 flights)
Jun 89% → May 86% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 89% | 158 |
| July 2025 | 87% | 163 |
| August 2025 | 91% | 143 |
| September 2025 | 94% | 120 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 118 |
| November 2025 | 82% | 113 |
| December 2025 | 81% | 132 |
| January 2026 | 84% | 125 |
| February 2026 | 92% | 116 |
| March 2026 | 82% | 129 |
| April 2026 | 85% | 128 |
| May 2026 | 86% | 135 |
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Based on 1,606 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.