Kailua-Kona (KOA) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 5h 54m
Bearing
61° NE
Kailua-Kona (KOA) to San Diego (SAN) is 2,553 miles (4,108 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies KOA–SAN
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop KOA–SAN; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 68% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,798
both directions
Passengers
9,029
both directions
Load factor
83.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies KOA–SAN?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop KOA–SAN in May 2026 (62 departures).
- AS
62 departures · 10,798 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.6%
Load
What plane flies KOA–SAN?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 68% of KOA–SAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
42 departures · 82.5% load
67.7% - Boeing 737-800
13 departures · 87.5% load
21.0% - Boeing 737-900ER
6 departures · 82.1% load
9.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 93.2% load
1.6%
How has KOA–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop KOA–SAN departures rose from 60 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop KOA–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 8,711 passengers
91.2%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 9,179 passengers
93.1%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 8,526 passengers
86.2%
Load
September 2025
59 departures · 7,756 passengers
82.6%
Load
October 2025
59 departures · 8,476 passengers
88.8%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 8,749 passengers
85.9%
Load
December 2025
58 departures · 8,186 passengers
80.2%
Load
January 2026
61 departures · 8,051 passengers
74.8%
Load
February 2026
55 departures · 7,497 passengers
76.7%
Load
March 2026
60 departures · 9,244 passengers
86.7%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 8,880 passengers
85.0%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 9,029 passengers
83.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
KOA → SAN
80.0% full
31 departures · 4,372 passengers
SAN → KOA
87.4% full
31 departures · 4,657 passengers
Nonstop KOA–SAN 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).
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 San Diego (SAN)?
KOA to SAN is 2,553 miles (4,108 km / 2,218 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from KOA to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 2,553-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies KOA–SAN?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (67.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (21.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying KOA–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,553-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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