Kailua-Kona (KOA) to Waimea (MUE)
Flight time
≈ 0h 52m
Bearing
53° NE
Kailua-Kona (KOA) to Waimea (MUE) is 31 miles (49 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies KOA–MUE
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Mokulele Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop KOA–MUE; the Cessna C208B was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 35% full.
Departures
38
April 2026
Seats
342
both directions
Passengers
119
both directions
Load factor
34.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies KOA–MUE?
Mokulele Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop KOA–MUE in April 2026 (38 departures).
- 9X
Mokulele Airlines
38 departures · 342 seats
Share of departures100.0%34.8%
Load
What plane flies KOA–MUE?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew 100% of KOA–MUE departures.
- Cessna C208B
38 departures · 34.8% load
100.0%
How has KOA–MUE traffic changed?
Nonstop KOA–MUE departures fell from 60 in May 2025 to 38 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop KOA–MUE traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
60 departures · 139 passengers
25.7%
Load
June 2025
57 departures · 89 passengers
17.3%
Load
July 2025
47 departures · 66 passengers
15.6%
Load
August 2025
55 departures · 40 passengers
8.1%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
50 departures · 54 passengers
12.0%
Load
November 2025
48 departures · 53 passengers
12.3%
Load
December 2025
47 departures · 62 passengers
14.7%
Load
January 2026
55 departures · 91 passengers
18.4%
Load
February 2026
37 departures · 84 passengers
25.2%
Load
March 2026
38 departures · 91 passengers
26.6%
Load
April 2026
38 departures · 119 passengers
34.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MUE → KOA
45.0% full
20 departures · 81 passengers
KOA → MUE
23.5% full
18 departures · 38 passengers
Nonstop KOA–MUE 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
Waimea
US
Waimea Kohala Airport
Coordinates
20.00°N, 155.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Kailua-Kona (KOA) from Waimea (MUE)?
KOA to MUE is 31 miles (49 km / 27 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from KOA to MUE?
A nonstop covers the 31-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies KOA–MUE?
In April 2026, the Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying KOA–MUE?
Distance-based programs credit off the 31-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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