Hilo
ITO · PHTOHilo International Airport
Passengers a year
1.4M
#121 busiest in the U.S.
2
nonstop destinations
5
airlines
18
departures a day
84.6%
arrivals on time
1.1%
flights cancelled
75.2%
load factor
Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines is the largest carrier at Hilo, with 41% of all passengers. 5 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Hawaiian Airlines holds 41% of the airport — the 30th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is COS at 42%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HA Hawaiian81% full | 41.4% | 579.4K | 2 | 87.1% | -42.7% |
WN Southwest65% full | 29.6% | 414.8K | 1 | 89.6% | +1.6% |
AS Alaska81% full | 28.9% | 404.5K | 2 | 78.2% | — |
X9 Omni Air International43% full | 0.0% | 694 | — | — | — |
1EQ KaiserAir7% full | 0.0% | 29 | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
2 nonstop destinations from Hilo, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
662.8K662,836 departing · 75% full
Hawaiian Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Alaska Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines · Alaska Airlines
All nonstop destinations
2 nonstop · 3 airlines · 2 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Hilo.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
4,696 departures · 81% full
71.2%
- Narrowbody
1,830 departures · 64% full
27.7%
- Narrowbody
54 departures · 75% full
0.8%
- Narrowbody
16 departures · 54% full
0.2%
- Widebody
2 departures · 51% full
0.0%
- Widebody
1 departures · 29% full
0.0%
When Hilo is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak July 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 1,373,338
- 1991
- 1,341,122
- 1992
- 1,448,929
- 1993
- 1,480,646
- 1994
- 1,524,699
- 1995
- 1,552,231
- 1996
- 1,552,325
- 1997
- 1,530,309
- 1998
- 1,474,815
- 1999
- 1,502,506
- 2000
- 1,507,288
- 2001
- 1,388,512
- 2002
- 1,333,607
- 2003
- 1,208,817
- 2004
- 1,183,537
- 2005
- 1,245,713
- 2006
- 1,384,276
- 2007
- 1,629,492
- 2008
- 1,309,075
- 2009
- 1,311,675
- 2010
- 1,230,943
- 2011
- 1,219,321
- 2012
- 1,290,330
- 2013
- 1,290,035
- 2014
- 1,267,618
- 2015
- 1,269,699
- 2016
- 1,291,911
- 2017
- 1,309,608
- 2018
- 1,202,479
- 2019
- 1,163,393
- 2020
- 465,424
- 2021
- 722,826
- 2022
- 1,284,501
- 2023
- 1,373,923
- 2024
- 1,367,529
- 2025
- 1,410,715
- 2026
- 568,523 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Hilo, 85 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 14 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
8 min
average delay
70
flights cancelled
6.6K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Southwest Airlines 89.6%
Least reliable here
Alaska Airlines 78.2%
Among US airports
#121
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 77%–95%
The weak spot is March 2026, when 77% of arrivals landed on time — 7.6 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 95%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Hilo International Airport (ITO)?
Hilo International Airport handled about 1.4M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #121 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 18 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Hilo International Airport (ITO)?
Hawaiian Airlines is the largest carrier at Hilo (ITO), flying about 41% of its passengers. 5 airlines serve Hilo in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Hilo International Airport (ITO)?
Hilo (ITO) has 2 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Hilo International Airport (ITO)?
About 84.6% of flights arriving at Hilo (ITO) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.1% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Hilo International Airport (ITO)?
The Boeing 717-200 flew the largest share of departures from Hilo (ITO), about 71% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Hilo. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).