Flights Kahului → San Jose
OGG → SJC
Route overview
The flight route from Kahului to San Jose operates with a Boeing 737 and Boeing 767-300, serving one of the busiest airports in its region based on annual passenger traffic. With an average delay time of 17.7 minutes and only 64% of flights arriving on schedule, this route faces significant challenges in maintaining punctuality out of Kahului.
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 Kahului (OGG) → San Jose (SJC) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines. Across 168 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.98%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Jose the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Kahului the average ATFM delay is 1.1 minutes.
Heading to San Jose: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kahului (OGG) to San Jose (SJC) heads north-east for about 3,788 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 9m.
Departures from Kahului on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 89% of OGG-SJC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kahului the average ATFM delay is 1.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into San Jose it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 168 tracked OGG-SJC flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 3.0% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about OGG-SJC
On the Kahului (OGG) -> San Jose (SJC) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 168 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kahului-San Jose is 2.98% across 168 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, 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.
