Kailua-Kona (KOA) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 5h 32m
Bearing
51° NE
Kailua-Kona (KOA) to San Francisco (SFO) is 2,366 miles (3,808 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies KOA–SFO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop KOA–SFO; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 63% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
193
April 2026
Seats
37,509
both directions
Passengers
29,858
both directions
Load factor
79.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies KOA–SFO?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop KOA–SFO departures in April 2026 (159), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
159 departures · 31,474 seats
Share of departures82.4%79.4%
Load
- AS
Alaska Airlines
34 departures · 6,035 seats
Share of departures17.6%80.5%
Load
What plane flies KOA–SFO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 63% of KOA–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
122 departures · 79.8% load
63.2% - Boeing 757-300
55 departures · 79.1% load
28.5% - Boeing 737-900ER
11 departures · 80.4% load
5.7% - Boeing 757-200
4 departures · 82.8% load
2.1% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 75.2% load
0.5%
How has KOA–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop KOA–SFO departures rose from 134 in May 2025 to 193 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop KOA–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
134 departures · 23,974 passengers
91.5%
Load
June 2025
152 departures · 35,305 passengers
94.5%
Load
July 2025
170 departures · 38,523 passengers
95.0%
Load
August 2025
166 departures · 30,406 passengers
88.3%
Load
September 2025
154 departures · 22,778 passengers
82.1%
Load
October 2025
132 departures · 27,574 passengers
78.9%
Load
November 2025
124 departures · 25,444 passengers
77.4%
Load
December 2025
182 departures · 34,433 passengers
80.1%
Load
January 2026
178 departures · 26,424 passengers
73.2%
Load
February 2026
156 departures · 23,284 passengers
75.5%
Load
March 2026
195 departures · 30,558 passengers
79.8%
Load
April 2026
193 departures · 29,858 passengers
79.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SFO → KOA
75.1% full
97 departures · 14,174 passengers
KOA → SFO
84.2% full
96 departures · 15,684 passengers
Nonstop KOA–SFO 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 San Francisco (SFO)?
KOA to SFO is 2,366 miles (3,808 km / 2,056 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from KOA to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 2,366-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 32m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies KOA–SFO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (63.2%), followed by the Boeing 757-300 (28.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying KOA–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,366-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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