Kahului to Honolulu

What the Data Says About OGG to HNL

The Kahului to Honolulu corridor (OGG → HNL) covers roughly 100 miles and is served by 2 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 60,101 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 84.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 50.0 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 22,350 flights were recorded on this pairing — 240 cancelled (1.1%) and 5 diverted (0.0%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 2 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 60,101 total flights analyzed, the 84.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 50.0-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 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 94% on-time, while Jan 2024 came in at 76% on-time — a 18-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the OGG to HNL route, the combination of a 84.7% on-time rate, 50.0-minute average delay, 1.1% recent cancellation rate, and 2 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.