Route Reliability
Los Angeles → Kailua-Kona
LAX–KOA · 2,504 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport
- 82%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.8%
- 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 Airlines89%494 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines83%365 flights
- 3.American Airlines77%350 flights
- 4.Alaska Airlines76%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
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
LAX–KOA flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 75% between 12–3 PM.
Friday has been the better bet.
A small edge: 85% on time on Fridays against 79% on Sundays.
United Airlines runs this route best.
United Airlines arrived on time 89% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 76%.
Ticking up lately.
LAX–KOA flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.
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
- Mon84%(221 flights)
- Tue82%(212 flights)
- Wed84%(212 flights)
- Thu81%(221 flights)
- Fri85%(221 flights)
- Sat83%(258 flights)
- Sun79%(242 flights)
- 6–9 AM79%(300 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM84%(731 flights)
- 12–3 PM75%(150 flights)
- 3–6 PM85%(406 flights)
Jun 85% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 85% | 158 |
| July 2025 | 79% | 164 |
| August 2025 | 88% | 146 |
| September 2025 | 88% | 120 |
| October 2025 | 83% | 116 |
| November 2025 | 85% | 115 |
| December 2025 | 76% | 132 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 126 |
| February 2026 | 78% | 116 |
| March 2026 | 85% | 129 |
| April 2026 | 72% | 130 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 135 |
Keep nerding
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.