Kailua-Kona (KOA) to Portland (PDX)
Flight time
≈ 6h 01m
Bearing
39° NE
Kailua-Kona (KOA) to Portland (PDX) is 2,607 miles (4,196 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies KOA–PDX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop KOA–PDX; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 48% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
10,292
both directions
Passengers
8,632
both directions
Load factor
83.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies KOA–PDX?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop KOA–PDX in April 2026 (60 departures).
- AS
Alaska Airlines
60 departures · 10,292 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.9%
Load
What plane flies KOA–PDX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 48% of KOA–PDX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
29 departures · 82.8% load
48.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
20 departures · 84.3% load
33.3% - Boeing 737-900ER
9 departures · 85.8% load
15.0% - Boeing 737-800
2 departures · 86.9% load
3.3%
How has KOA–PDX traffic changed?
Nonstop KOA–PDX departures rose from 36 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop KOA–PDX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
36 departures · 4,892 passengers
85.5%
Load
June 2025
49 departures · 7,242 passengers
92.9%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 8,996 passengers
91.2%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 8,645 passengers
87.5%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 7,427 passengers
77.6%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 8,817 passengers
87.1%
Load
November 2025
66 departures · 10,323 passengers
89.7%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 9,591 passengers
89.4%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 9,503 passengers
87.0%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 8,588 passengers
87.7%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 9,083 passengers
85.9%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 8,632 passengers
83.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
KOA → PDX
85.2% full
30 departures · 4,278 passengers
PDX → KOA
82.7% full
30 departures · 4,354 passengers
Nonstop KOA–PDX 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 Portland (PDX)?
KOA to PDX is 2,607 miles (4,196 km / 2,266 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from KOA to PDX?
A nonstop covers the 2,607-mile great-circle distance in roughly 6h 01m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies KOA–PDX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (48.3%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (33.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying KOA–PDX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,607-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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