Lihue, Kauai (LIH) to Portland (PDX)
Flight time
≈ 6h 04m
Bearing
43° NE
Lihue, Kauai (LIH) to Portland (PDX) is 2,630 miles (4,232 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LIH–PDX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LIH–PDX; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 68% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
9,638
both directions
Passengers
7,984
both directions
Load factor
82.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LIH–PDX?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LIH–PDX in April 2026 (60 departures).
- AS
Alaska Airlines
60 departures · 9,638 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.8%
Load
What plane flies LIH–PDX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 68% of LIH–PDX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
41 departures · 82.4% load
68.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
19 departures · 83.8% load
31.7%
How has LIH–PDX traffic changed?
Nonstop LIH–PDX departures rose from 26 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LIH–PDX 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 · 3,516 passengers
85.0%
Load
June 2025
10 departures · 1,337 passengers
84.1%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
21 departures · 2,901 passengers
86.6%
Load
December 2025
61 departures · 8,375 passengers
86.1%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 8,268 passengers
83.5%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 7,862 passengers
87.4%
Load
March 2026
59 departures · 7,799 passengers
82.5%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 7,984 passengers
82.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LIH → PDX
83.3% full
30 departures · 4,019 passengers
PDX → LIH
82.4% full
30 departures · 3,965 passengers
Nonstop LIH–PDX 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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Lihue, Kauai (LIH) from Portland (PDX)?
LIH to PDX is 2,630 miles (4,232 km / 2,285 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LIH to PDX?
A nonstop covers the 2,630-mile great-circle distance in roughly 6h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LIH–PDX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (68.3%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (31.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying LIH–PDX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,630-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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