Flights Oakland → Kona
OAK → KOA
Route overview
The flight route operates from Oakland, a city with an airport that has been in service since 1927, to Kona. The destination airport in Kona sees over four million passengers annually, making it a popular travel hub.
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 Oakland (OAK) → Kona (KOA) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 31 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Kona the average ATFM delay is 1.2 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Oakland the average ATFM delay is 1.4 minutes.
Heading to Kona: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Oakland (OAK) to Kona (KOA) heads west for about 3,825 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 12m.
Departures from Oakland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 100% of OAK-KOA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Oakland the average ATFM delay is 1.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Kona it is 1.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 31 tracked OAK-KOA flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.0% 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 OAK-KOA
On the Oakland (OAK) -> Kona (KOA) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 31 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Oakland-Kona is 0.00% across 31 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Kona, 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.
