Flights Oakland → Lihue
OAK → LIH
How long is the flight from Oakland to Lihue?
The flight from Oakland (OAK) to Lihue (LIH) takes 5h 10m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates from Oakland International Airport, which has been in service since 1927, to Lihue on the island of Kauai. With a total of 166 flights and an average delay of 7.4 minutes, the route maintains a relatively high punctuality rate at 79%, serving the popular destination airport that handles 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 Oakland (OAK) → Lihue (LIH) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 436 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16/100 (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 Oakland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Lihue: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Oakland (OAK) to Lihue (LIH) heads west for about 3,950 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 10m.
Departures from Oakland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 60% of OAK-LIH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Oakland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Lihue it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 436 tracked OAK-LIH flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.1% 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 OAK-LIH
The flight from Oakland (OAK) to Lihue (LIH) takes 5h 10m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Oakland (OAK) -> Lihue (LIH) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 436 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Oakland-Lihue is 1.15% across 436 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska 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.
