Denver (DEN) to Lihue, Kauai (LIH)
Flight time
≈ 7h 37m
Bearing
266° W
Denver (DEN) to Lihue, Kauai (LIH) is 3,409 miles (5,487 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–LIH
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–LIH; the Boeing 757-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,912
both directions
Passengers
9,766
both directions
Load factor
89.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–LIH?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–LIH in May 2026 (62 departures).
- UA
62 departures · 10,912 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.5%
Load
What plane flies DEN–LIH?
In May 2026, the Boeing 757-200 flew 100% of DEN–LIH departures.
- Boeing 757-200
62 departures · 89.5% load
100.0%
How has DEN–LIH traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–LIH departures rose from 59 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–LIH traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
59 departures · 9,972 passengers
96.0%
Load
July 2025
58 departures · 9,634 passengers
94.4%
Load
August 2025
57 departures · 9,199 passengers
91.7%
Load
September 2025
59 departures · 9,046 passengers
87.1%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 9,745 passengers
89.3%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 9,154 passengers
88.1%
Load
December 2025
66 departures · 10,141 passengers
87.3%
Load
January 2026
64 departures · 10,194 passengers
90.5%
Load
February 2026
58 departures · 9,420 passengers
92.3%
Load
March 2026
67 departures · 10,880 passengers
92.3%
Load
April 2026
66 departures · 10,654 passengers
91.7%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 9,766 passengers
89.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → LIH
90.1% full
31 departures · 4,918 passengers
LIH → DEN
88.9% full
31 departures · 4,848 passengers
Nonstop DEN–LIH traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Lihue, Kauai (LIH)?
DEN to LIH is 3,409 miles (5,487 km / 2,963 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to LIH?
A nonstop covers the 3,409-mile great-circle distance in roughly 7h 37m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–LIH?
In May 2026, the Boeing 757-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–LIH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 3,409-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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