LIH — Lihue Airport
- IATA code
- LIH
- ICAO code
- PHLI
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 3,641,233
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
- Nonstop routes
- 18
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−10
- Pacific/Honolulu
- Elevation
- 47 m
- 154 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 1,981 m
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About LIH
Lihue Airport is a large airport serving Līhuʻe, United States. It opened in 1949 and is run by United States Department of Transportation. 3,641,233 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 18 nonstop routes from LIH.
Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from LIH
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| LIH → HNL | 163 km | 1,450,225 |
| LIH → LAX | 4,209 km | 497,894 |
| LIH → SEA | 4,346 km | 309,427 |
| LIH → OGG | 324 km | 252,729 |
| LIH → SFO | 3,938 km | 242,701 |
| LIH → OAK | 3,954 km | 193,625 |
| LIH → PHX | 4,795 km | 129,150 |
| LIH → DEN | 5,494 km | 117,727 |
| LIH → LAS | 4,535 km | 111,693 |
| LIH → SAN | 4,307 km | 74,474 |
| LIH → KOA | 423 km | 73,795 |
| LIH → PDX | 4,234 km | 66,946 |
| LIH → SMF | 4,037 km | 61,051 |
| LIH → SJC | 3,968 km | 41,696 |
| LIH → YVR | 4,383 km | 17,353 |
| LIH → LGB | 4,230 km | 472 |
| LIH → GEG | 4,680 km | 141 |
| LIH → ONT | 4,284 km | 134 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at LIH
- AS Alaska Airlines · 12,750 flights
- HA Hawaiian Airlines · 6,909 flights
- WN Southwest Airlines · 5,763 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 2,869 flights
- AA American Airlines · 1,613 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 1,436 flights
- WS Westjet · 132 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Punctuality
- Departures on time
- 85.8%
- Within 15 minutes of schedule
- Cancelled
- 1.1%
- Departures counted
- 15,814
- US domestic flights
US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| HNL | Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | 163 km |
| MKK | Molokai Airport | 249 km |
| LUP | Kalaupapa Airport | 259 km |
| LNY | Lanai Airport | 280 km |
| JHM | Kapalua Airport | 298 km |
Distance from LIH to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,981 m | 46 m | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 1,981 m | 46 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, United States · 21.9744, -159.3371
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