Route · LIH → KOA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Lihue to Kona
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), LIH to KOA (Lihue to Kona) ranks #4126 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.3%
- On-time
- +1.3 pts
- vs US avg
- 49 min
- Delay when late
- 1,536
- Flights
- #4126 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
0.3%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
263 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| May 2025 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | HA |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| May 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | HA |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | HA |
| Nov 2023 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HA |
LIH–KOA seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (87.5%) · weakest: December (71.6%)
Strongest calendar month
September
87.5% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
December
71.6% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
0.3%
2 of 737 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 737 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
LIH - Lihue
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Lihue, HI.
LIH on-time profileKOA - Kona
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Kona, HI.
KOA on-time profileCompare the two airports
See LIH and KOA side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare LIH vs KOAOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among LIH departures
From LIH, this corridor sits with 4 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 12 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (8 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 0 below 75%). Destination: Kona · fleet on-time rank #3028 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About LIH to KOA
1,536 tracked flights put the LIH to KOA pairing (Lihue to Kona) at a 80.3% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 48.8 minutes on average. Across the 263-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 0.3% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (737 flights sampled).
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, LIH–KOA peaks in September at 87.5% on-time while January carries the heaviest traffic (~31 flights per month) ; the softest month is December at 71.6%, a 15.9-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using LIH–KOA data
LIH–KOA is mid-pack at 80.3% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare LIH and KOA airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. LIH airport
- If your dates flex, September (87.5% on-time) beats December (71.6%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 80.3% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.