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Kona (KOA) departure delays

1,370 departures · 13 routes · March 2025 – August 2026

89.66%

Left on time

Within 15 minutes of schedule

0.51%

Cancelled

Share of departures

56 min

When late, late by

Average delayed departure

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Rank

Among graded US airports

What the record says about KOA

Departures from KOA leave close to schedule more often than most airports in the record. An airport this punctual is usually one with spare capacity in its runway slots.

The airlines flying from here are not equally affected. Southwest Airlines left on time 11.8 points more often than Alaska Airlines from the same airport — which is the clearest evidence available that a delayed departure is not purely the airport's fault.

Which airlines run best out of KOA

Airline	Departures	On time
Southwest Airlines	244	97.1%
United Airlines	211	91.5%
Alaska Airlines	795	85.3%

Routes out of KOA

KOA → HNL Honolulu 586 flights · 86.23% on time B KOA → LAX Los Angeles 159 flights · 93.08% on time A KOA → SFO San Francisco 146 flights · 85.62% on time A KOA → SEA Seattle 120 flights · 91.6% on time A KOA → OGG Kahului 120 flights · 90.76% on time A KOA → SMF Sacramento 43 flights · 95.35% on time — KOA → LIH Lihue 30 flights · 96.67% on time — KOA → SAN San Diego 30 flights · 96.67% on time — KOA → PDX Portland 30 flights · 90% on time — KOA → PHX Phoenix 30 flights · 96.67% on time — KOA → LAS Las Vegas 30 flights · 96.67% on time — KOA → DEN Denver 30 flights · 90% on time — KOA → SJC San Jose 16 flights · 75% on time —

Common questions

How bad are delays at Kona (KOA)?

89.66% of departures from KOA left within 15 minutes of schedule across 1,370 flights. That is better than most airports in this record.

Which airline is most punctual from KOA?

Southwest Airlines, at 97.1% on time from this airport. The least punctual was Alaska Airlines at 85.3%.

How often are flights from KOA cancelled?

0.51% of scheduled departures did not operate.