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AS 561 on time

Alaska Airlines 561: Kona to Los Angeles at 2:36 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
292 flights · likely 72–82%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AS 561 flights from Kona arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (23%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

AS 561: KOA → LAX

Scheduled to leave Kona at 2:36 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (292 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74AugSep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67OctNov 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: too few flights (9 flights)JunAug 2026: too few flights (13 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4384%
Tuesday4171%
Wednesday4288%
Thursday4161%
Friday4279%
Saturday4180%
Sunday4279%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 61%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is AS 561 from KOA to LAX late?

Alaska Airlines 561 from Kona, HI to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 292 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Alaska Airlines for today's flight. Method.