Flights Kona → Kahului
KOA → OGG
Route overview
The flight route from Kona to Kahului operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 87%. Over the course of one year, this route has seen 356 flights using Boeing 717 aircraft, with an average delay time of just 4.6 minutes per flight. The destination airport receives approximately 7,736,001 passengers annually, indicating its significant traffic and importance in the region.
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 Kona (KOA) → Kahului (OGG) route is operated by Hawaiian Airlines. Across 480 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Kahului the average ATFM delay is 1.1 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Kona the average ATFM delay is 1.2 minutes.
Heading to Kahului: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kona (KOA) to Kahului (OGG) heads north for about 135 km, a flight time of roughly 35m.
Departures from Kona on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 100% of KOA-OGG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kona the average ATFM delay is 1.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Kahului it is 1.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 480 tracked KOA-OGG flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 0.0% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about KOA-OGG
On the Kona (KOA) -> Kahului (OGG) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 480 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kona-Kahului is 0.00% across 480 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Hawaiian Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Kahului, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
