Flights San Francisco → Kahului
SFO → OGG
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Kahului?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Kahului (OGG) takes 4h 57m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 San Francisco to Kahului operates with a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of only 3.9 minutes across the total of 409 flights recorded. The aircraft used for this route include Boeing 757-300 and Boeing 737-800, serving a destination airport that sees over seven 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The San Francisco (SFO) → Kahului (OGG) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1069 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.84%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Kahului the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Kahului: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Kahului (OGG) heads west for about 3,761 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 57m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 56% of SFO-OGG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Kahului it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,069 tracked SFO-OGG flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-OGG
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Kahului (OGG) takes 4h 57m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Kahului (OGG) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 1069 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Kahului is 0.84% across 1069 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
