Flights San Francisco → Kona
SFO → KOA
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Kona?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Kona (KOA) takes 5h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Kona operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 3.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 276 flights using various Boeing aircraft models including the 757-300, 737-900, and 737-800, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 4.3 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.
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The San Francisco (SFO) → Kona (KOA) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 782 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Kona 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 Kona: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Kona (KOA) heads west for about 3,808 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 8m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 61% of SFO-KOA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Kona it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 782 tracked SFO-KOA flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 0.5% 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-KOA
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Kona (KOA) takes 5h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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) -> Kona (KOA) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 782 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Kona is 0.51% across 782 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 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.
