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Route Reliability

Kailua-Kona → San Francisco

KOASFO · 2,368 miles · Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport to San Francisco International Airport

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
1,008
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines87%805 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines72%203 flights

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

KOA–SFO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 64% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 87% on time on Wednesdays against 81% on Thursdays.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 87% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 72%.

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
  • Mon85%(121 flights)
  • Tue82%(140 flights)
  • Wed87%(103 flights)
  • Thu81%(156 flights)
  • Fri86%(125 flights)
  • Sat82%(183 flights)
  • Sun85%(167 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(12 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM64%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(484 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(194 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM92%(294 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 87% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%75
July 202587%84
August 202582%83
September 202594%77
October 202571%66
November 202584%62
December 202586%90
January 202682%89
February 202686%76
March 202680%95
April 202687%96
May 202680%102

Based on 1,008 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.