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Flight Status at Hilo Airport Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Kailua-Kona98.6km
Distance to Pahoa27.5km
Most popular destinationLihue

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Hilo Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Hilo Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Kailua-Kona arrivals information

Hilo Airport is 98.6km from the centre of Kailua-Kona. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Hilo Airport Arrivals area, or see more of United States by hiring a car.

Car hire from Hilo Airport

If you want to see more of United States after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Hilo Airport. Providers like Avis have pick-up spots at ITO Arrivals – find out more here.


Hilo Airport FAQs

Yes, Southwest Airlines operates to and from both Hilo Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes. There are Avis, Thrifty, Hertz, Dollar, Budget, Surprice, Turo, Alamo and Enterprise pick-up points in or near to Hilo Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Hilo Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Hilo Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Hilo Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Hilo Airport’s departure lounge.
Dolphin Bay Hotel is the highest-rated hotel near Hilo Airport, just 3.4km away. Other great hotels nearby include Hilltop Vacation Rental (4.1km from the airport), and Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham (1.0km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Hilo Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Hilo Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Hilo Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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