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Kahului Airport: delays and on-time record
Kahului, Hawaii
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. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live airport status.
Kahului Airport (OGG) in Kahului, Hawaii had 25,694 scheduled domestic departures by reporting carriers in the 12 months to July 2026, about 70 a day, on 22 routes.
84.1% of those flights left the gate less than 15 minutes late, 8.0 points above the national departure figure of 76.1%. Flights arriving at OGG were on time 83.7% of the time, 7.7 points above the national arrival figure of 76.0%.
0.9% of scheduled departures were cancelled (national: 1.8%), and the average departure delay, counting early and on-time departures as zero, was 9.9 min.
Alaska Airlines is the largest reporting carrier at OGG with 39% of departures. Among carriers with at least 257 departures, Southwest Airlines had the highest on-time arrival share for its OGG departures (92.7%) and Alaska Airlines the lowest (75.3%).
On-time departures are down 3.9 points on the previous 12 months (88.0%).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category for flights leaving OGG, late-arriving aircraft 46%, air carrier 40% and national aviation system 10%.
- On time 82.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.5%
- Cancelled 0.9%
- Diverted 0.2%
As origin and as destination, against the nation
| Measure | Departures from OGG | Arrivals at OGG | All reported flights | OGG departures, previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time (less than 15 min late) | 84.1% | 84.6% | 76.1% | 88.0% |
| Arrived on time | 82.4% | 83.7% | 76.0% | 87.5% |
| Cancelled | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 0.7% |
| Diverted | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 9.9 min | 9.4 min | 17.4 min | 8.1 min |
| Arrival delay minutes per 100 flights | 1,021 | 936 | 1,684 | 807 |
| Scheduled flights | 25,694 | 25,697 | 7,043,858 | 25,984 |
12 months to July 2026. The first column follows flights that left OGG; the second follows flights that landed there. Year on year, on-time departures moved −3.9 pts.
Airlines at OGG
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Alaska Airlines | 9,923 | 39% | 75.3% | 7.5 min | 1.1% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 5,411 | 21% | 81.7% | 5.5 min | 0.6% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 5,073 | 20% | 92.7% | -7.5 min | 0.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 2,414 | 9% | 89.7% | -7.0 min | 1.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,571 | 6% | 83.3% | 11.6 min | 0.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 1,302 | 5% | 84.9% | -4.8 min | 2.6% |
Departures from OGG by reporting carrier, ordered by flights; on time means the flight reached its destination less than 15 minutes late. Green is at or above the airport's overall share of 82.4%. Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the rows are not a like-for-like test.
Busiest routes from OGG
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OGG–HNL | Kahului to Honolulu | 10,075 | 83.7% | 3.2 min | 1.0% |
| OGG–LAX | Kahului to Los Angeles | 2,147 | 80.3% | 5.5 min | 0.7% |
| OGG–SEA | Kahului to Seattle | 1,809 | 78.8% | -1.5 min | 1.4% |
| OGG–SFO | Kahului to San Francisco | 1,702 | 89.5% | -5.9 min | 0.8% |
| OGG–KOA | Kahului to Kona | 1,460 | 80.2% | 6.8 min | 0.1% |
| OGG–LIH | Kahului to Lihue | 1,460 | 74.9% | 9.3 min | 0.0% |
| OGG–SAN | Kahului to San Diego | 877 | 76.3% | 1.8 min | 1.5% |
| OGG–PHX | Kahului to Phoenix | 856 | 93.1% | -6.2 min | 0.2% |
| OGG–LAS | Kahului to Las Vegas | 735 | 88.3% | -7.4 min | 0.5% |
| OGG–PDX | Kahului to Portland | 728 | 84.2% | -3.6 min | 0.4% |
| OGG–OAK | Kahului to Oakland | 722 | 85.3% | -0.3 min | 0.4% |
| OGG–DFW | Kahului to Dallas/Fort Worth | 500 | 77.0% | 15.2 min | 1.8% |
| OGG–SMF | Kahului to Sacramento | 481 | 74.2% | 7.7 min | 0.6% |
| OGG–SJC | Kahului to San Jose | 471 | 76.2% | 9.7 min | 0.4% |
| OGG–DEN | Kahului to Denver | 385 | 88.8% | -8.8 min | 1.6% |
| OGG–LGB | Kahului to Long Beach | 370 | 84.3% | -0.6 min | 0.3% |
| OGG–ITO | Kahului to Hilo | 316 | 69.9% | 11.4 min | 0.0% |
| OGG–SLC | Kahului to Salt Lake City | 303 | 80.9% | -1.0 min | 5.9% |
| OGG–ORD | Kahului to Chicago | 138 | 87.0% | 9.4 min | 1.4% |
| OGG–ATL | Kahului to Atlanta | 128 | 80.5% | 2.8 min | 3.9% |
The 20 busiest of 22 routes with reported flights. Routes with at least 10 flights a month have their own page.
Month by month
By scheduled departure hour
Among hours with at least 514 departures, 6 am to 7 am had the highest on-time share (94.5% of 848 flights) and 4 pm to 5 pm the lowest (68.7% of 655).
Delay causes
Cancellations by reported reason (232 in the period): air carrier 60%, weather 26%, national aviation system 13%, security 0%.
Checkpoint volumes
TSA publishes daily checkpoint passenger counts for the country as a whole, not for OGG on its own. The national series through September 2026 is on the checkpoint volumes page.
Questions and answers
How often do flights leave OGG on time?
84.1% of the 25,694 scheduled domestic departures in the 12 months to July 2026 left less than 15 minutes late; the national figure was 76.1%. 0.9% were cancelled.
How often do flights arrive at OGG on time?
83.7% of 25,697 scheduled arrivals were on time by the BTS definition, against 76.0% nationally.
Which airline has the highest on-time share at OGG?
Counting departures from OGG and whether they reached their destination on time, Southwest Airlines had the highest share (92.7% of 5,073 flights), then United Airlines (89.7%) and Delta Air Lines (84.9%). Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the figures are not a like-for-like test.
What causes delays at OGG?
For departures from OGG that reached their destination 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: late-arriving aircraft 46%, air carrier 40%, national aviation system 10%, extreme weather 4%, security 0%.
What time of day has the highest on-time share at OGG?
Departures scheduled from 6 am to 7 am local time left on time 94.5% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare; 4 pm to 5 pm was lowest at 68.7%.
Is it getting better?
On-time departures for the 12 months to July 2026 were 84.1%, down 3.9 points on the previous 12 months (88.0%). The monthly chart shows each of the last 36 months, and each month has its own page.
Does this page show today's delays at OGG?
No. BTS publishes on-time records about two months after the month ends, so this page is a monthly history through July 2026. For live conditions use the FAA airport status service or your airline.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026; airport name from the BTS airport lookup table. US government works in the public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers only: international flights, charters and smaller carriers are not in the source. Totals and averages only; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.