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.
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KOA on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 686,653.
Late Aircraft48.3% (331,393 min)
Carrier38.7% (265,411 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)10.8% (73,952 min)
Weather2.1% (14,125 min)
Security0.3% (1,772 min)
KOA - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (96.2%) · worst: December (91.5%)
KOA - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Kona, HI vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
86.3%Top 21%higher than 79% of 382 airports
Kona, HI
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kona, HI's on-time rate?
Kona, HI (KOA) has a 86.3% on-time rate across 177,017 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 7.3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does KOA rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Kona, HI ranks #78 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Kona, HI?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at KOA, accounting for 48.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 48.3% late-aircraft, 38.7% carrier, 10.8% NAS/air-traffic-control, 2.1% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Kona, HI?
September is historically KOA's strongest month at 96.2% on-time, while December is the weakest at 91.5%, a 4.7-point swing across the BTS historical record.
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