Airport
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole
KOA · Kailua-Kona, HI
- IATA Code
- KOA
- ICAO Code
- PHKO
- City
- Kailua-Kona
- Country
- United States
- Website
- airports.hawaii.gov
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole is a major airport serving Kailua-Kona, HI. Its IATA code is KOA and its ICAO code is PHKO.
The airfield sits 47 feet above sea level.
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KOA by the numbers
IATA KOA · ICAO PHKO · 47 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #36 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 86.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.4%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 64 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 16,077
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 48%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 34%
- Air traffic control & airport 13%
- Extreme weather 5%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Busiest routes from KOA
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) | 7,227 | 84% |
| Los Angeles (LAX) | 1,601 | 87% |
| Kahului (OGG) | 1,460 | 87% |
| Seattle (SEA) | 1,412 | 87% |
| San Francisco (SFO) | 1,202 | 85% |
| Sacramento (SMF) | 522 | 88% |
| Phoenix (PHX) | 384 | 93% |
| Denver (DEN) | 370 | 92% |
| Las Vegas (LAS) | 365 | 95% |
| Lihue, Kauai (LIH) | 365 | 93% |
Airlines departing KOA
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 7,372 | 81% |
| Southwest Airlines | 2,888 | 94% |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 2,301 | 88% |
| United Airlines | 1,834 | 91% |
| American Airlines | 856 | 90% |
| Delta Air Lines | 826 | 86% |
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 11,000 ft | ASP, lighted |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 127.400 MHz
- Tower 120.300 MHz
- Clearance delivery 121.900 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
Tags: KOA, PHKO, Kailua-Kona airport, Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole
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