Kailua-Kona (KOA) to Lihue, Kauai (LIH)
Flight time
≈ 1h 20m
Bearing
307° NW
Kailua-Kona (KOA) to Lihue, Kauai (LIH) is 263 miles (423 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies KOA–LIH
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop KOA–LIH; the Boeing 717-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
7,380
both directions
Passengers
5,662
both directions
Load factor
76.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies KOA–LIH?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop KOA–LIH in April 2026 (60 departures).
- AS
Alaska Airlines
60 departures · 7,380 seats
Share of departures100.0%76.7%
Load
What plane flies KOA–LIH?
In April 2026, the Boeing 717-200 flew 100% of KOA–LIH departures.
- Boeing 717-200
60 departures · 76.7% load
100.0%
How has KOA–LIH traffic changed?
Nonstop KOA–LIH departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop KOA–LIH traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 6,273 passengers
79.0%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 6,555 passengers
85.4%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 7,055 passengers
88.9%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 7,262 passengers
91.5%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 6,125 passengers
79.8%
Load
October 2025
61 departures · 6,457 passengers
82.7%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 5,243 passengers
68.3%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 5,668 passengers
71.4%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 6,095 passengers
79.9%
Load
February 2026
57 departures · 5,734 passengers
84.6%
Load
March 2026
61 departures · 5,381 passengers
71.7%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 5,662 passengers
76.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
KOA → LIH
79.7% full
30 departures · 2,939 passengers
LIH → KOA
73.8% full
30 departures · 2,723 passengers
Nonstop KOA–LIH traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Kailua-Kona
US
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole
Coordinates
19.74°N, 156.05°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Kailua-Kona (KOA) from Lihue, Kauai (LIH)?
KOA to LIH is 263 miles (423 km / 228 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from KOA to LIH?
A nonstop covers the 263-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 20m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies KOA–LIH?
In April 2026, the Boeing 717-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying KOA–LIH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 263-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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