Flights San Diego → Lihue
SAN → LIH
How long is the flight from San Diego to Lihue?
The flight from San Diego (SAN) to Lihue (LIH) takes 5h 54m 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
The flight route from San Diego to Lihue has an on-time performance rate of 84%, with the average delay being 8.6 minutes. Over the past year, there have been a total of 89 flights on this route, connecting passengers from the historic San Diego International Airport, which opened in 1928, to the destination airport that serves approximately 2.67 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 San Diego (SAN) → Lihue (LIH) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 205 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12/100 (low), 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 San Diego the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Lihue: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Diego (SAN) to Lihue (LIH) heads west for about 4,300 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 54m.
Departures from San Diego on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 90% of SAN-LIH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Diego the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Lihue it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 205 tracked SAN-LIH flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 5 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAN-LIH
The flight from San Diego (SAN) to Lihue (LIH) takes 5h 54m 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 San Diego (SAN) -> Lihue (LIH) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 205 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Diego-Lihue is 0.00% across 205 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska 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.
