According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Kahului, HI (OGG) ranks #53 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Kahului, HI posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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OGG 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: 1,317,912.
Late Aircraft46.1% (607,913 min)
Carrier41.5% (546,542 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)9.6% (126,782 min)
Weather2.5% (33,365 min)
Security0.3% (3,310 min)
OGG - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (95.6%) · worst: December (90.3%)
OGG - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
OGG - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 10.9 min · taxi-in 6.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
OGG's average taxi-out (10.9 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (January 2024, 12.6 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Kahului, 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 Kahului, HI is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 46.1% of 1,317,912 delay minutes across 304,696 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.7% (5.7 pts above the 79% national average), with 46,552 delayed and 2,194 cancelled (0.72%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (46.1% late-aircraft, 41.5% carrier, 9.6% NAS, 2.5% 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, OGG is strongest in September (95.6% on-time) and weakest in December (90.3%), a 5.3-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~4,700 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to HNL (Honolulu) at 86.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Kahului, HI vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.7%Top 36%higher than 64% of 382 airports
Kahului, 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.
OGG's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from OGG 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 10.9 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 Kahului, HI's on-time rate?
Kahului, HI (OGG) has a 84.7% on-time rate across 304,696 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does OGG rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Kahului, HI ranks #53 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 Kahului, HI?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at OGG, accounting for 46.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 46.1% late-aircraft, 41.5% carrier, 9.6% NAS/air-traffic-control, 2.5% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Kahului, HI?
September is historically OGG's strongest month at 95.6% on-time, while December is the weakest at 90.3%, a 5.3-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