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Airport · KOA · Kona, Hawaii

Kona, HI

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Kona, HI (KOA) ranks #78 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Kona, HI posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

86.3%
On-time
Top 21%
on-time, US airports
62 min
Delay when late
0.70%
Cancelled
#78 of 382
Corpus placement
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KOA on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%86.3%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 686,653.

Late Aircraft 48.3% (331,393 min)
Carrier 38.7% (265,411 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 10.8% (73,952 min)
Weather 2.1% (14,125 min)
Security 0.3% (1,772 min)

KOA - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (96.2%) · worst: December (91.5%)

90%92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.5%

KOA - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 97.2% 94.4% ▼ -2.9%

KOA - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 12.6 min · taxi-in 6.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

11 min12 min13 min14 min Jan 24Dec 25 13.6 min 13.7 min ▲ +0.7%

KOA's average taxi-out (12.6 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (December 2025, 13.7 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Kona, HI.

Cancellation Rate

0.70%

1,232 of 177,017 flights

Diversion Rate

0.07%

118 of 177,017 flights

Delay Rate

13.7%

24,282 of 177,017 flights

Top Routes from KOA

Busiest routes to and from Kona, HI.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
KOA (Kona) → HNL (Honolulu) 41,340 86.9% 163 mi
HNL (Honolulu) → KOA (Kona) 41,330 87.8% 163 mi
LAX (Los Angeles) → KOA (Kona) 9,270 85.5% 2,504 mi
KOA (Kona) → LAX (Los Angeles) 9,269 86% 2,504 mi
OGG (Kahului) → KOA (Kona) 8,345 80.5% 84 mi
KOA (Kona) → OGG (Kahului) 8,327 85.2% 84 mi
KOA (Kona) → SEA (Seattle) 7,238 83.6% 2,688 mi
SEA (Seattle) → KOA (Kona) 7,238 79.6% 2,688 mi
KOA (Kona) → SFO (San Francisco) 5,090 89.1% 2,367 mi
SFO (San Francisco) → KOA (Kona) 5,088 85% 2,367 mi
KOA (Kona) → SJC (San Jose) 2,126 82.9% 2,384 mi
SJC (San Jose) → KOA (Kona) 2,125 87% 2,384 mi
KOA (Kona) → PHX (Phoenix) 2,096 91.5% 2,860 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → KOA (Kona) 2,096 83.8% 2,860 mi
DEN (Denver) → KOA (Kona) 1,654 80.7% 3,329 mi
KOA (Kona) → DEN (Denver) 1,654 92.3% 3,329 mi
KOA (Kona) → LIH (Lihue) 1,596 92.7% 263 mi
OAK (Oakland) → KOA (Kona) 1,565 83.8% 2,378 mi
KOA (Kona) → OAK (Oakland) 1,564 90.6% 2,378 mi
LIH (Lihue) → KOA (Kona) 1,536 80.3% 263 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Kona, HI, both outside Hawaii so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 86.3%).

Devils Lake, ND

Devils Lake, ND

86.3% on-time 7,845 flights

Alexandria, LA

Alexandria, LA

86.2% on-time 23,340 flights

Texarkana, AR

Texarkana, AR

86.4% on-time 10,935 flights

Rock Springs, WY

Rock Springs, WY

86.4% on-time 6,604 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 177,017).

Sarasota/Bradenton, FL

Sarasota/Bradenton, FL

177,587 flights 79.5% on-time

Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, AL

178,467 flights 81.5% on-time

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach, CA

174,755 flights 83.2% on-time

Tulsa, OK

Tulsa, OK

182,147 flights 82.9% on-time

Other Airports in Hawaii

Compare performance with other Hawaii airports.

HNL 84.6%

Honolulu, HI

Honolulu · 631,778 flights
OGG 84.7%

Kahului, HI

Kahului · 304,696 flights
LIH 86.7%

Lihue, HI

Lihue · 162,570 flights
ITO 88.2%

Hilo, HI

Hilo · 72,372 flights

KOA delay-share reading

The standout signal at Kona, HI is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 48.3% of 686,653 delay minutes across 177,017 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86.3% (7.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 24,282 delayed and 1,232 cancelled (0.70%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (48.3% late-aircraft, 38.7% carrier, 10.8% NAS, 2.1% weather, 0.3% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, KOA is strongest in September (96.2% on-time) and weakest in December (91.5%), a 4.7-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~2,665 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to HNL (Honolulu) at 86.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Hawaii: Hawaii flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using KOA's data

KOA's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from KOA before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 12.6 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.