Kahului to Kona

What the Data Says About OGG to KOA

The Kahului to Kona corridor (OGG → KOA) covers roughly 84 miles and is served by 3 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 8,345 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 80.5% on-time rate with an average delay of 49.5 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 2,997 flights were recorded on this pairing — 5 cancelled (0.2%) and 0 diverted (0.0%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 3 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 8,345 total flights analyzed, the 80.5% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 49.5-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, Mar 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 95% on-time, while Dec 2025 came in at 72% on-time — a 23-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the OGG to KOA route, the combination of a 80.5% on-time rate, 49.5-minute average delay, 0.2% recent cancellation rate, and 3 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.