Honolulu (HNL) – Kailua-Kona (KOA)
- Distance
- 263 km
- 163 mi · 142 nm
- Flight time
- 49 min / 50 min
- Average gate to gate: HNL → KOA / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 60 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (36 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 1,386,556
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −6.3%
- Flights / week
- 276
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 68%
- 2,025,915 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- AS, HA, WN
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from HNL
- 131°
- Heading from KOA
- 312°
- Halfway point
- 20.53, -156.98
- Great-circle km
- 263 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air HNL → KOA
- 29 min
- In the air KOA → HNL
- 31 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 129,643 |
| Sep 2025 | 106,001 |
| Oct 2025 | 117,834 |
| Nov 2025 | 108,249 |
| Dec 2025 | 121,247 |
| Jan 2026 | 113,077 |
| Feb 2026 | 109,606 |
| Mar 2026 | 117,651 |
| Apr 2026 | 108,228 |
| May 2026 | 110,763 |
| Jun 2026 | 117,268 |
| Jul 2026 | 126,989 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 1,253 |
| Sep 2025 | 1,136 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,172 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,135 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,211 |
| Jan 2026 | 1,286 |
| Feb 2026 | 1,141 |
| Mar 2026 | 1,217 |
| Apr 2026 | 1,173 |
| May 2026 | 1,248 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,165 |
| Jul 2026 | 1,193 |
Airlines flying HNL–KOA nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| ASAlaska Airlines | 123 | 44% |
| HAHawaiian Airlines | 85 | 32% |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 67 | 24% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 717-200 · 10,380 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 3,452 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 417 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 62 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 8 flights
- Pilatus PC-12 · 4 flights
- Boeing 757-300 · 3 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 2 flights
Also carried: 2,116 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 85.4%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 8 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 1.2%
- Flights counted
- 14,470
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| ASAlaska Airlines | 79.7% | 11 min |
| HAHawaiian Airlines | 87.3% | 7 min |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 93.3% | 4 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 38% · aircraft arriving late 50% · air traffic system 8% · weather 4% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 263 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.