Lihue, Kauai (LIH) to Phoenix (PHX)
Flight time
≈ 6h 45m
Bearing
64° NE
Lihue, Kauai (LIH) to Phoenix (PHX) is 2,975 miles (4,788 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LIH–PHX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LIH–PHX; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
11,760
both directions
Passengers
10,424
both directions
Load factor
88.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LIH–PHX?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LIH–PHX in April 2026 (60 departures).
- AA
American Airlines
60 departures · 11,760 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.6%
Load
What plane flies LIH–PHX?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 100% of LIH–PHX departures.
- Airbus A321neo
60 departures · 88.6% load
100.0%
How has LIH–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop LIH–PHX departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LIH–PHX 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 · 10,582 passengers
87.1%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 10,257 passengers
87.2%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 10,463 passengers
86.1%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 10,538 passengers
86.7%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 10,210 passengers
86.8%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 10,551 passengers
86.8%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 9,535 passengers
83.7%
Load
December 2025
90 departures · 14,706 passengers
83.4%
Load
January 2026
71 departures · 12,058 passengers
86.7%
Load
February 2026
55 departures · 9,326 passengers
86.5%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 10,656 passengers
87.7%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 10,424 passengers
88.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LIH → PHX
91.5% full
30 departures · 5,379 passengers
PHX → LIH
85.8% full
30 departures · 5,045 passengers
Nonstop LIH–PHX 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 Phoenix (PHX)?
LIH to PHX is 2,975 miles (4,788 km / 2,585 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LIH to PHX?
A nonstop covers the 2,975-mile great-circle distance in roughly 6h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LIH–PHX?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LIH–PHX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,975-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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