Kailua-Kona (KOA) to San Jose (SJC)
Flight time
≈ 5h 34m
Bearing
52° NE
Kailua-Kona (KOA) to San Jose (SJC) is 2,382 miles (3,834 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies KOA–SJC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop KOA–SJC; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 62% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
26
April 2026
Seats
4,611
both directions
Passengers
3,849
both directions
Load factor
83.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies KOA–SJC?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop KOA–SJC in April 2026 (26 departures).
- AS
Alaska Airlines
26 departures · 4,611 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.5%
Load
What plane flies KOA–SJC?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 62% of KOA–SJC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
16 departures · 84.8% load
61.5% - Boeing 737-900ER
9 departures · 84.0% load
34.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 55.3% load
3.9%
How has KOA–SJC traffic changed?
Nonstop KOA–SJC departures held steady at about 26 a month between May 2025 and April 2026.
Monthly nonstop KOA–SJC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
26 departures · 3,433 passengers
83.0%
Load
June 2025
26 departures · 3,791 passengers
91.6%
Load
July 2025
25 departures · 3,721 passengers
93.4%
Load
August 2025
26 departures · 3,496 passengers
84.4%
Load
September 2025
25 departures · 3,153 passengers
78.9%
Load
October 2025
27 departures · 3,563 passengers
81.4%
Load
November 2025
24 departures · 3,302 passengers
79.8%
Load
December 2025
30 departures · 4,199 passengers
82.3%
Load
January 2026
4 departures · 597 passengers
88.3%
Load
February 2026
20 departures · 2,386 passengers
67.7%
Load
March 2026
33 departures · 4,539 passengers
78.3%
Load
April 2026
26 departures · 3,849 passengers
83.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
KOA → SJC
82.6% full
13 departures · 1,898 passengers
SJC → KOA
84.3% full
13 departures · 1,951 passengers
Nonstop KOA–SJC 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
San Jose
US
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
Coordinates
37.36°N, 121.93°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Kailua-Kona (KOA) from San Jose (SJC)?
KOA to SJC is 2,382 miles (3,834 km / 2,070 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from KOA to SJC?
A nonstop covers the 2,382-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 34m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies KOA–SJC?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (61.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-900ER (34.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying KOA–SJC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,382-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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