Lihue, Kauai (LIH) to Lanai City (LNY)
Flight time
≈ 1h 09m
Bearing
118° SE
Lihue, Kauai (LIH) to Lanai City (LNY) is 174 miles (280 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LIH–LNY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, Lanai Air was the only carrier flying nonstop LIH–LNY; the Pilatus PC-12 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 33% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
6
both directions
Passengers
2
both directions
Load factor
33.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LIH–LNY?
Lanai Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop LIH–LNY in March 2026 (1 departures).
- LNY
Lanai Air
1 departures · 6 seats
Share of departures100.0%33.3%
Load
What plane flies LIH–LNY?
In March 2026, the Pilatus PC-12 flew 100% of LIH–LNY departures.
- Pilatus PC-12
1 departures · 33.3% load
100.0%
How has LIH–LNY traffic changed?
Nonstop LIH–LNY departures held steady at about 1 a month between June 2025 and March 2026.
Monthly nonstop LIH–LNY traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 2 passengers
33.3%
Load
July 2025
2 departures · 6 passengers
50.0%
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 2 passengers
33.3%
Load
September 2025
1 departures · 4 passengers
50.0%
Load
October 2025
2 departures · 2 passengers
16.7%
Load
November 2025
2 departures · 4 passengers
33.3%
Load
December 2025
7 departures · 23 passengers
52.3%
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 9 passengers
64.3%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
1 departures · 2 passengers
33.3%
Load
Nonstop LIH–LNY traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Lihue, Kauai (LIH) from Lanai City (LNY)?
LIH to LNY is 174 miles (280 km / 151 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LIH to LNY?
A nonstop covers the 174-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LIH–LNY?
In March 2026, the Pilatus PC-12 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LIH–LNY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 174-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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