HNL to KOA flight delays
HNL KOA Daniel K. Inouye to Ellison Onizuka Kona at Keāhole · 163 miles
23,398 flights were scheduled from HNL to KOA over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 23,166 that made the trip, 87.6% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.
Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The route in brief
- Flights in the window
- 23,398
- Arrived on time
- 87.6%
- Cancelled
- 0.9%
- Scheduled distance
- 163 miles
Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.
Airline by airline
Airlines with at least 100 flights on HNL–KOA, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.
| Airline | Arrived on time | Typical delay | Cancelled | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Airlines | 87.3% | 37 min | 0.9% | 14,575 |
| Southwest Airlines | 91% | 43 min | 0.6% | 6,042 |
| Alaska Airlines | 81.9% | 39 min | 1.7% | 2,781 |
Month by month
February was the month to avoid on HNL–KOA: 84.3% of flights arrived on time, against 93% in September. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.
| Month | Share flights that arrived on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84.5% | 2,024 |
| February | 84.3% | 1,829 |
| March | 86% | 2,000 |
| April | 87.3% | 1,863 |
| May | 87.1% | 1,963 |
| June | 88% | 1,872 |
| July | 86.8% | 2,010 |
| August | 91% | 1,995 |
| September | 93% | 1,912 |
| October | 87.8% | 2,002 |
| November | 89.6% | 1,936 |
| December | 86% | 1,992 |
Both ends of the route
A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.
HNL to KOA in one number
HNL → KOA
When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 38 min.
Questions about HNL to KOA
- Which airline is most reliable from HNL to KOA?
- Southwest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 91% of the time, with 6,042 scheduled. Alaska Airlines came in at 81.9% over 2,781 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
- What is the worst month to fly HNL to KOA?
- February, at 84.3% of arrivals on time, with 1,829 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 93%.
- How late are HNL–KOA flights when they are late?
- 38 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
- How often is the HNL to KOA flight cancelled?
- 0.9% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
- Are these departure or arrival numbers?
- Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at KOA less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.