Lihue, Kauai (LIH) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 5h 41m
Bearing
55° NE
Lihue, Kauai (LIH) to San Francisco (SFO) is 2,445 miles (3,934 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LIH–SFO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop LIH–SFO; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 81% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
135
April 2026
Seats
22,234
both directions
Passengers
17,625
both directions
Load factor
79.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LIH–SFO?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop LIH–SFO departures in April 2026 (101), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
101 departures · 16,776 seats
Share of departures74.8%79.8%
Load
- AS
Alaska Airlines
34 departures · 5,458 seats
Share of departures25.2%77.6%
Load
What plane flies LIH–SFO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 81% of LIH–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
109 departures · 79.8% load
80.7% - Boeing 737-800
25 departures · 77.0% load
18.5% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 77.8% load
0.7%
How has LIH–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop LIH–SFO departures rose from 86 in May 2025 to 135 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LIH–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
86 departures · 12,892 passengers
90.1%
Load
June 2025
144 departures · 22,410 passengers
94.0%
Load
July 2025
159 departures · 24,812 passengers
94.4%
Load
August 2025
143 departures · 21,048 passengers
89.2%
Load
September 2025
120 departures · 15,592 passengers
79.0%
Load
October 2025
118 departures · 16,610 passengers
85.6%
Load
November 2025
97 departures · 13,639 passengers
85.4%
Load
December 2025
156 departures · 20,812 passengers
81.0%
Load
January 2026
124 departures · 15,890 passengers
78.0%
Load
February 2026
117 departures · 14,939 passengers
77.6%
Load
March 2026
152 departures · 20,480 passengers
81.7%
Load
April 2026
135 departures · 17,625 passengers
79.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LIH → SFO
82.7% full
68 departures · 9,268 passengers
SFO → LIH
75.8% full
67 departures · 8,357 passengers
Nonstop LIH–SFO 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 San Francisco (SFO)?
LIH to SFO is 2,445 miles (3,934 km / 2,124 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LIH to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 2,445-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LIH–SFO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (80.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (18.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying LIH–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,445-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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