Los Angeles to Kona

What the Data Says About LAX to KOA

The Los Angeles to Kona corridor (LAX → KOA) covers roughly 2,504 miles and is served by 29 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 9,270 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 85.5% on-time rate with an average delay of 67.3 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 3,215 flights were recorded on this pairing — 15 cancelled (0.5%) and 13 diverted (0.4%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 29 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 9,270 total flights analyzed, the 85.5% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 67.3-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, Apr 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 94% on-time, while Aug 2024 came in at 63% on-time — a 30-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the LAX to KOA route, the combination of a 85.5% on-time rate, 67.3-minute average delay, 0.5% recent cancellation rate, and 29 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.