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Route Reliability

Kailua-Kona → Lihue

KOA–LIH · 263 miles · Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport to Lihue Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
93%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
365
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines93%151 flights
  2. 2.Hawaiian Airlines93%214 flights

What the data says

Departure time hasn't mattered much.

On-time rates stay between 93% and 96% across the day.

Friday is doing you no favors.

KOA–LIH flights arrived on time 98% of the time on Thursdays. On Fridays: 90%.

Not much between Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines.

On this route they all land within 93% to 93% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon94%(51 flights)
  • Tue92%(52 flights)
  • Wed90%(52 flights)
  • Thu98%(51 flights)
  • Fri90%(51 flights)
  • Sat96%(52 flights)
  • Sun91%(53 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(340 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM96%(22 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 90% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%30
July 202597%31
August 202597%31
September 2025100%30
October 202587%30
November 202587%30
December 202594%31
January 202687%31
February 202696%27
March 202693%30
April 202693%30
May 202697%31

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Based on 365 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.