Hilo to Kahului

What the Data Says About ITO to OGG

The Hilo to Kahului corridor (ITO → OGG) covers roughly 121 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 960 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 88.1% on-time rate with an average delay of 51.4 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 960 flights were recorded on this pairing — 29 cancelled (3.0%) and 0 diverted (0.0%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 960 total flights analyzed, the 88.1% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 51.4-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Sep 2023 posted the best performance on this corridor at 96% on-time, while Apr 2023 came in at 69% on-time — a 28-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the ITO to OGG route, the combination of a 88.1% on-time rate, 51.4-minute average delay, 3.0% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.