Las Vegas (LAS) to Lihue, Kauai (LIH)
Flight time
≈ 6h 26m
Bearing
262° W
Las Vegas (LAS) to Lihue, Kauai (LIH) is 2,814 miles (4,529 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAS–LIH
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAS–LIH; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
10,500
both directions
Passengers
9,277
both directions
Load factor
88.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAS–LIH?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAS–LIH in April 2026 (60 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
60 departures · 10,500 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.3%
Load
What plane flies LAS–LIH?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of LAS–LIH departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
60 departures · 88.3% load
100.0%
How has LAS–LIH traffic changed?
Nonstop LAS–LIH departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAS–LIH traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 9,960 passengers
91.8%
Load
June 2025
59 departures · 9,789 passengers
94.8%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 10,208 passengers
94.1%
Load
August 2025
59 departures · 9,679 passengers
93.7%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 9,276 passengers
88.3%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 10,046 passengers
92.6%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 8,847 passengers
84.3%
Load
December 2025
63 departures · 8,972 passengers
81.3%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 8,948 passengers
82.5%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 8,572 passengers
87.5%
Load
March 2026
60 departures · 9,527 passengers
90.7%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 9,277 passengers
88.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAS → LIH
89.1% full
30 departures · 4,680 passengers
LIH → LAS
87.6% full
30 departures · 4,597 passengers
Nonstop LAS–LIH 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
Frequently asked
How far is Las Vegas (LAS) from Lihue, Kauai (LIH)?
LAS to LIH is 2,814 miles (4,529 km / 2,445 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAS to LIH?
A nonstop covers the 2,814-mile great-circle distance in roughly 6h 26m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAS–LIH?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAS–LIH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,814-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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