Kailua-Kona

KOA · PHKO

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole

19.74°, -156.05°HI, United States

Passengers a year

4M

#74 busiest in the U.S.

20

nonstop destinations

18

airlines

46

departures a day

83.6%

arrivals on time

0.8%

flights cancelled

81.7%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from KOA, by passengers: HNL, LAX, SEA, SFO, OGG, DEN, SMF, PHX, LAS, PDXKOAHNLOGGSEAPDXSMFSFODENLASLAXPHX
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Kailua-Kona, with 38% of all passengers. 18 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Alaska Airlines holds 38% of the airport — the 35th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is ATW at 39%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AS
Alaska82% full
38.3%1.5M+171.3%
UA
United81% full
16.0%645.1K+5.5%
WN
Southwest82% full
15.4%621.3K-9.2%
HA
Hawaiian74% full
14.5%583.2K-63.4%
AA
American85% full
7.2%289.5K+16.4%
+Other airlines
8.7%349.2K—

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

18 domestic and 2 international nonstop destinations from Kailua-Kona, across 2 countries.

99% domestic · 1% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Honolulu, Oahu (HNL)

    698.8K departing · 70% full

    Alaska Airlines · Hawaiian Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Los Angeles (LAX)

    246.4K departing · 83% full

    United Airlines · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Alaska Airlines

  • Seattle (SEA)

    206.6K departing · 83% full

    Alaska Airlines · Delta Air Lines

  • San Francisco (SFO)

    189K departing · 81% full

    United Airlines · Alaska Airlines

  • Kahului (OGG)

    142.6K departing · 70% full

    Alaska Airlines · Hawaiian Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    81.9K departing · 79% full

    United Airlines

  • Sacramento (SMF)

    77.7K departing · 83% full

    Southwest Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Hawaiian Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    65.9K departing · 89% full

    American Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    55.5K departing · 86% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Portland (PDX)

    53.7K departing · 87% full

    Alaska Airlines

Top international destinations

  • Vancouver, Canada (YVR)

    18.2K departing · 37.3K both ways

    WestJet · Air Canada

  • Calgary, Canada (YYC)

    10.4K departing · 21K both ways

    WestJet

All nonstop destinations

20 nonstop · 9 airlines · 18 domestic / 2 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Kailua-Kona.

Body class · share of departures

When Kailua-Kona is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak January 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
2,027,770
1991
1,996,700
1992
2,031,586
1993
2,112,619
1994
2,171,974
1995
2,149,254
1996
2,322,145
1997
2,385,794
1998
2,502,702
1999
2,541,665
2000
2,684,943
2001
2,466,746
2002
2,453,614
2003
2,411,246
2004
2,612,032
2005
2,944,260
2006
3,123,455
2007
3,213,965
2008
2,819,712
2009
2,658,034
2010
2,552,607
2011
2,592,904
2012
2,736,227
2013
2,762,220
2014
2,803,576
2015
2,966,615
2016
3,134,183
2017
3,531,103
2018
3,641,696
2019
3,866,497
2020
1,237,183
2021
2,820,302
2022
4,012,957
2023
4,204,312
2024
4,048,094
2025
4,066,171
2026
2,420,195 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Kailua-Kona, 84 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 15 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 84Late 15Cancelled 1

9 min

average delay

127

flights cancelled

15.9K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Southwest Airlines 89.4%

Least reliable here

Delta Air Lines 78.7%

Among US airports

#74

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 78.2%–90.7%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 78.2% of arrivals landed on time — 5.4 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 90.7%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA)?

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled about 4M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #74 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 46 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA)?

Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Kailua-Kona (KOA), flying about 38% of its passengers. 18 airlines serve Kailua-Kona in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA)?

Kailua-Kona (KOA) has 20 nonstop destinations — 18 domestic and 2 international across 2 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA)?

About 83.6% of flights arriving at Kailua-Kona (KOA) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 0.8% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA)?

The Boeing 717-200 flew the largest share of departures from Kailua-Kona (KOA), about 40% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Kailua-Kona; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).