Flights Lihue → San Jose
LIH → SJC
How long is the flight from Lihue to San Jose?
The flight from Lihue (LIH) to San Jose (SJC) takes about 5h 23m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Lihue to San Jose operates with a Boeing 737 and has an on-time performance rate of 72%, with an average delay of 11.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 11.3 million passengers pass through the destination airport, indicating significant traffic and demand for air travel between these two cities.
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) → San Jose (SJC) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 76 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Jose the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Lihue the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Jose: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Lihue (LIH) to San Jose (SJC) heads north-east for about 3,964 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 23m.
Departures from Lihue on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 99% of LIH-SJC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Lihue the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Jose it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 76 tracked LIH-SJC flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about LIH-SJC
The flight from Lihue (LIH) to San Jose (SJC) takes about 5h 23m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Lihue (LIH) -> San Jose (SJC) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 76 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Lihue-San Jose is 0.00% across 76 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Jose, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
