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Airport month · September 2024
Ellison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole in September 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In September 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,332 domestic departures from Ellison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole (KOA). 92.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 92.0% reached their destination on time; 0.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 84.4% of flights departed on time and 83.9% arrived on time, so KOA departures were 7.8 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in September 2023, the airport had 1,414 departures with 92.3% leaving on time: a change of −0.1 points, with flights down 6%.
Flights arriving at KOA that month were on time 89.6% of the time (1,333 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 57%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 10%.
- On time 92.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 7.5%
- Cancelled 0.5%
- Diverted 0.0%
September 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | KOA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 92.2% | 92.3% | 85.7% | 84.4% |
| Arrived on time | 92.0% | 91.5% | 84.7% | 83.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 4.6 min | 4.7 min | 8.7 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 44 | 47 | 44 | 19,421 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,332 | 1,414 | 16,052 | 582,622 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 644 | 48% | 93.0% | -1.5 min | 0.3% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 270 | 20% | 97.4% | -8.3 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 178 | 13% | 83.1% | 3.1 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 120 | 9% | 94.2% | -20.5 min | 3.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 60 | 5% | 83.3% | -2.3 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 60 | 5% | 88.3% | -9.8 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOA–HNL | Kona to Honolulu | 661 | 94.7% | -3.5 min | 0.3% |
| KOA–LAX | Kona to Los Angeles | 120 | 84.2% | -4.9 min | 0.0% |
| KOA–OGG | Kona to Kahului | 120 | 94.2% | -1.5 min | 0.0% |
| KOA–SEA | Kona to Seattle | 120 | 90.0% | -5.0 min | 0.0% |
| KOA–SFO | Kona to San Francisco | 60 | 91.7% | -19.5 min | 6.7% |
| KOA–DEN | Kona to Denver | 30 | 96.7% | -20.2 min | 0.0% |
| KOA–LAS | Kona to Las Vegas | 30 | 96.7% | -9.4 min | 0.0% |
| KOA–LIH | Kona to Lihue | 30 | 93.3% | -1.0 min | 0.0% |
| KOA–OAK | Kona to Oakland | 30 | 96.7% | -7.9 min | 0.0% |
| KOA–PHX | Kona to Phoenix | 30 | 96.7% | -13.7 min | 0.0% |
| KOA–SAN | Kona to San Diego | 30 | 76.7% | 0.1 min | 0.0% |
| KOA–PDX | Kona to Portland | 29 | 75.9% | 6.8 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left KOA on time in September 2024?
92.2% of 1,332 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 92.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 84.4% and 83.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2023, 92.3% of 1,414 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 92.2% and 0.5% in September 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for KOA · methodology · corrections.