Flights Lihue → Phoenix
LIH → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Lihue to Phoenix operates with a high on-time performance rate of 93%, with an average delay of just 9.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 flights using Boeing 757 or Boeing 757-200 aircraft, serving the highly trafficked Phoenix airport which accommodates nearly 44.4 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Lihue (LIH) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 127 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 33 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Lihue the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Lihue (LIH) to Phoenix (PHX) heads north-east for about 4,788 km, a flight time of roughly 6h 24m.
Departures from Lihue on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 72% of LIH-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Lihue the average ATFM delay is 0.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 127 tracked LIH-PHX flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 33 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about LIH-PHX
On the Lihue (LIH) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 33 minutes, based on 127 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Lihue-Phoenix is 0.00% across 127 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
