Kailua-Kona Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA)

KOA / PHKO · operated by Hawaii Department of Transportation

Official · May 2026

318,979

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 318,979 passengers in May 2026, down 3.1% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Domestic / International

May 2026
  • Domestic 100.0% 318,971
  • International 0.0% 8
Against 2019 +2.8% same month, before the pandemic
International share 0% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 318,979 −3.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 323,917 −2.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 366,269 −0.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 326,425 +2.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 350,506 −1.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 368,872 +1.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 308,692 −1.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 312,368 −1.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 274,983 −3.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 346,341 −3.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 386,375 −1.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 363,023 +0.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 329,207 +4.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 331,389 +5.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 368,578 +1.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 319,582 −1.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 356,761 +4.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 362,601 +0.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 313,800 −2.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 317,773 −6.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 284,654 −9.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 358,481 −6.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 391,525 −3.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 361,210 −5.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay07:00–08:00-2.6min · 768 recorded · 764 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour14.0min07:00 ↔ 21:00
Recorded flights29,326Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 8 recorded · 8 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 96.0% · 1,243 recorded · 1,237 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 96.2% · 768 recorded · 764 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 95.2% · 2,368 recorded · 2,335 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 94.7% · 1,372 recorded · 1,362 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 93.8% · 2,116 recorded · 2,107 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 89.0% · 2,003 recorded · 1,981 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 84.5% · 1,712 recorded · 1,701 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 84.6% · 3,092 recorded · 3,072 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 81.9% · 2,164 recorded · 2,149 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 83.8% · 2,290 recorded · 2,269 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 87.8% · 1,474 recorded · 1,454 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 80.6% · 961 recorded · 946 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 85.5% · 1,003 recorded · 994 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 90.0% · 1,563 recorded · 1,543 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 90.4% · 1,487 recorded · 1,467 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 88.5% · 2,461 recorded · 2,428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 91.7% · 868 recorded · 853 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 90.0% · 373 recorded · 370 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 8 recorded · 8 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · -1.8 min · 1,243 recorded · 1,237 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · -2.6 min · 768 recorded · 764 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · -0.8 min · 2,368 recorded · 2,335 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 0.8 min · 1,372 recorded · 1,362 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 1.3 min · 2,116 recorded · 2,107 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 4.6 min · 2,003 recorded · 1,981 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 6.9 min · 1,712 recorded · 1,701 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 6.9 min · 3,092 recorded · 3,072 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 8.4 min · 2,164 recorded · 2,149 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 8.3 min · 2,290 recorded · 2,269 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 4.6 min · 1,474 recorded · 1,454 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 8.4 min · 961 recorded · 946 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 5.2 min · 1,003 recorded · 994 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 3.2 min · 1,563 recorded · 1,543 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 2.1 min · 1,487 recorded · 1,467 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 11.4 min · 2,461 recorded · 2,428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 0.6 min · 868 recorded · 853 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 0.6 min · 373 recorded · 370 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · 8 · 8 recorded · 8 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 1,243 · 1,243 recorded · 1,237 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 768 · 768 recorded · 764 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 2,368 · 2,368 recorded · 2,335 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 1,372 · 1,372 recorded · 1,362 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 2,116 · 2,116 recorded · 2,107 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 2,003 · 2,003 recorded · 1,981 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 1,712 · 1,712 recorded · 1,701 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 3,092 · 3,092 recorded · 3,072 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 2,164 · 2,164 recorded · 2,149 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 2,290 · 2,290 recorded · 2,269 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 1,474 · 1,474 recorded · 1,454 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 961 · 961 recorded · 946 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 1,003 · 1,003 recorded · 994 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 1,563 · 1,563 recorded · 1,543 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 1,487 · 1,487 recorded · 1,467 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 2,461 · 2,461 recorded · 2,428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 868 · 868 recorded · 853 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 373 · 373 recorded · 370 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00Fewer than 200 measured departures88
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:00No observations
06:0096.0%-1.8 min1,2371,243
07:0096.2%-2.6 min764768
08:0095.2%-0.8 min2,3352,368
09:0094.7%0.8 min1,3621,372
10:0093.8%1.3 min2,1072,116
11:0089.0%4.6 min1,9812,003
12:0084.5%6.9 min1,7011,712
13:0084.6%6.9 min3,0723,092
14:0081.9%8.4 min2,1492,164
15:0083.8%8.3 min2,2692,290
16:0087.8%4.6 min1,4541,474
17:0080.6%8.4 min946961
18:0085.5%5.2 min9941,003
19:0090.0%3.2 min1,5431,563
20:0090.4%2.1 min1,4671,487
21:0088.5%11.4 min2,4282,461
22:0091.7%0.6 min853868
23:0090.0%0.6 min370373

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 89.9% · 4,281 recorded · 4,246 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 90.4% · 4,055 recorded · 4,017 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 89.7% · 4,050 recorded · 4,029 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 87.7% · 4,194 recorded · 4,136 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 86.6% · 4,216 recorded · 4,164 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 87.2% · 4,411 recorded · 4,358 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 89.3% · 4,119 recorded · 4,090 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 3.4 min · 4,281 recorded · 4,246 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 3.2 min · 4,055 recorded · 4,017 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 3.0 min · 4,050 recorded · 4,029 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 6.6 min · 4,194 recorded · 4,136 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 7.6 min · 4,216 recorded · 4,164 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 5.0 min · 4,411 recorded · 4,358 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 3.1 min · 4,119 recorded · 4,090 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 4,281 · 4,281 recorded · 4,246 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 4,055 · 4,055 recorded · 4,017 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 4,050 · 4,050 recorded · 4,029 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 4,194 · 4,194 recorded · 4,136 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 4,216 · 4,216 recorded · 4,164 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 4,411 · 4,411 recorded · 4,358 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 4,119 · 4,119 recorded · 4,090 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday89.9%3.4 min4,2464,281
Tuesday90.4%3.2 min4,0174,055
Wednesday89.7%3.0 min4,0294,050
Thursday87.7%6.6 min4,1364,194
Friday86.6%7.6 min4,1644,216
Saturday87.2%5.0 min4,3584,411
Sunday89.3%3.1 min4,0904,119

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 87.0% · 2,801 recorded · 2,763 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 88.6% · 2,504 recorded · 2,490 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 85.0% · 2,832 recorded · 2,757 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 88.8% · 2,572 recorded · 2,553 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 90.7% · 2,682 recorded · 2,665 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 88.1% · 2,700 recorded · 2,687 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 86.3% · 1,382 recorded · 1,368 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 91.1% · 1,343 recorded · 1,339 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 93.3% · 2,566 recorded · 2,554 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 89.1% · 2,632 recorded · 2,604 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 90.6% · 2,532 recorded · 2,500 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 85.9% · 2,780 recorded · 2,760 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 5.8 min · 2,801 recorded · 2,763 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 3.8 min · 2,504 recorded · 2,490 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 9.7 min · 2,832 recorded · 2,757 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 4.5 min · 2,572 recorded · 2,553 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 3.7 min · 2,682 recorded · 2,665 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 6.3 min · 2,700 recorded · 2,687 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 7.8 min · 1,382 recorded · 1,368 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 2.3 min · 1,343 recorded · 1,339 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · -0.2 min · 2,566 recorded · 2,554 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 3.8 min · 2,632 recorded · 2,604 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 2.6 min · 2,532 recorded · 2,500 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 4.5 min · 2,780 recorded · 2,760 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 2,801 · 2,801 recorded · 2,763 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 2,504 · 2,504 recorded · 2,490 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 2,832 · 2,832 recorded · 2,757 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 2,572 · 2,572 recorded · 2,553 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 2,682 · 2,682 recorded · 2,665 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 2,700 · 2,700 recorded · 2,687 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 1,382 · 1,382 recorded · 1,368 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 1,343 · 1,343 recorded · 1,339 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 2,566 · 2,566 recorded · 2,554 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 2,632 · 2,632 recorded · 2,604 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 2,532 · 2,532 recorded · 2,500 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 2,780 · 2,780 recorded · 2,760 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan87.0%5.8 min2,7632,801
Feb88.6%3.8 min2,4902,504
Mar85.0%9.7 min2,7572,832
Apr88.8%4.5 min2,5532,572
May90.7%3.7 min2,6652,682
Jun88.1%6.3 min2,6872,700
Jul86.3%7.8 min1,3681,382
Aug91.1%2.3 min1,3391,343
Sep93.3%-0.2 min2,5542,566
Oct89.1%3.8 min2,6042,632
Nov90.6%2.6 min2,5002,532
Dec85.9%4.5 min2,7602,780

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 87.8% 25,745
  • Delayed >15 min 11.2% 3,295
  • Cancelled 1.0% 286
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.