Kahului to Lihue

What the Data Says About OGG to LIH

The Kahului to Lihue corridor (OGG → LIH) covers roughly 201 miles and is served by 3 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 6,721 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 78.5% on-time rate with an average delay of 50.0 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 2,924 flights were recorded on this pairing — 5 cancelled (0.2%) and 2 diverted (0.1%). 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 6,721 total flights analyzed, the 78.5% 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 96% on-time, while Dec 2025 came in at 69% on-time — a 26-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the OGG to LIH route, the combination of a 78.5% on-time rate, 50.0-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.