Flights Honolulu → Kona
HNL → KOA
How long is the flight from Honolulu to Kona?
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Kona (KOA) takes 32 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Honolulu to Kona operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 85%. Over the course of a year, approximately 1,790 flights are conducted using Boeing 717 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of just 5.7 minutes. The destination airport in Kona sees nearly 4.3 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Honolulu (HNL) → Kona (KOA) route is operated by Hawaiian Airlines. Across 4469 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Kona the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Kona: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Honolulu (HNL) to Kona (KOA) heads south-east for about 263 km, a flight time of roughly 32m.
Departures from Honolulu on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of HNL-KOA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Kona it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 4,469 tracked HNL-KOA flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Airlines (HA) | 78% | 11 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about HNL-KOA
The flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Kona (KOA) takes 32 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Honolulu (HNL) -> Kona (KOA) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 4469 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Honolulu-Kona is 1.36% across 4469 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Hawaiian Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
