Flights Los Angeles → Lihue
LAX → LIH
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Lihue?
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Lihue (LIH) takes 5h 37m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Los Angeles to Lihue operates with a high on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay of just 9.3 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 339 flights using Boeing 757 and Boeing 757-200 aircraft, connecting from Los Angeles International Airport, which opened in 1926, to Kauai's Lihue Airport, serving over 2.6 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 Los Angeles (LAX) → Lihue (LIH) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 1009 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.59%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lihue the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Lihue: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Lihue (LIH) heads west for about 4,203 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 37m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 54% of LAX-LIH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Lihue it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,009 tracked LAX-LIH flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-LIH
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Lihue (LIH) takes 5h 37m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Lihue (LIH) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 1009 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Lihue is 0.59% across 1009 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Lihue, 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.
