Flights Kona → San Jose
KOA → SJC
Route overview
The flight route from Kona to San Jose operates with a Boeing 737 and has an on-time performance rate of 54%, with an average delay of 43.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 39 flights, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 11,333,723 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 Kona (KOA) → San Jose (SJC) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 61 flights monitored in recent months, 63% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 33 minutes. The cancellation rate is 16.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25/100 (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 Kona the average ATFM delay is 1.2 minutes.
Heading to San Jose: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kona (KOA) to San Jose (SJC) heads north-east for about 3,834 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 13m.
Departures from Kona on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 54% of KOA-SJC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kona the average ATFM delay is 1.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into San Jose it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 61 tracked KOA-SJC flights, 63% left on time with an average delay of 33 min and a 16.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about KOA-SJC
On the Kona (KOA) -> San Jose (SJC) route, on-time performance is 63% with an average delay of 33 minutes, based on 61 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kona-San Jose is 16.39% across 61 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska 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.
