Kalaupapa (LUP) to Kaunakakai (MKK)
Flight time
≈ 0h 49m
Bearing
243° SW
Kalaupapa (LUP) to Kaunakakai (MKK) is 9 miles (14 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LUP–MKK
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Mokulele Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LUP–MKK; the Cessna C208B was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 24% full.
Departures
190
May 2026
Seats
1,710
both directions
Passengers
411
both directions
Load factor
24.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LUP–MKK?
Mokulele Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LUP–MKK in May 2026 (190 departures).
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Mokulele Airlines
190 departures · 1,710 seats
Share of departures100.0%24.0%
Load
What plane flies LUP–MKK?
In May 2026, the Cessna C208B flew 100% of LUP–MKK departures.
- Cessna C208B
190 departures · 24.0% load
100.0%
How has LUP–MKK traffic changed?
Nonstop LUP–MKK departures rose from 159 in June 2025 to 190 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LUP–MKK traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
159 departures · 371 passengers
25.9%
Load
July 2025
145 departures · 426 passengers
32.6%
Load
August 2025
151 departures · 397 passengers
29.2%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
153 departures · 299 passengers
21.7%
Load
November 2025
140 departures · 331 passengers
26.3%
Load
December 2025
154 departures · 446 passengers
32.2%
Load
January 2026
152 departures · 358 passengers
26.2%
Load
February 2026
119 departures · 326 passengers
30.4%
Load
March 2026
128 departures · 346 passengers
30.0%
Load
April 2026
157 departures · 400 passengers
28.3%
Load
May 2026
190 departures · 411 passengers
24.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MKK → LUP
26.6% full
96 departures · 230 passengers
LUP → MKK
21.4% full
94 departures · 181 passengers
Nonstop LUP–MKK traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Kalaupapa
US
Kalaupapa Airport
Coordinates
21.21°N, 156.97°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Kalaupapa (LUP) from Kaunakakai (MKK)?
LUP to MKK is 9 miles (14 km / 8 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LUP to MKK?
A nonstop covers the 9-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 49m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LUP–MKK?
In May 2026, the Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LUP–MKK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 9-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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