Airport
Lihue Airport
LIH · Lihue, Kauai, HI
- IATA Code
- LIH
- ICAO Code
- PHLI
- City
- Lihue, Kauai
- Country
- United States
- Website
- airports.hawaii.gov
Lihue Airport is a major airport serving Lihue, Kauai, HI. Its IATA code is LIH and its ICAO code is PHLI.
The airfield sits 153 feet above sea level.
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LIH by the numbers
IATA LIH · ICAO PHLI · 153 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #47 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 85.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 61 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 15,859
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 57%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 30%
- Air traffic control & airport 9%
- Extreme weather 3%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Busiest routes from LIH
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) | 7,701 | 84% |
| Los Angeles (LAX) | 1,605 | 84% |
| Kahului (OGG) | 1,460 | 82% |
| Seattle (SEA) | 1,094 | 83% |
| San Francisco (SFO) | 923 | 85% |
| Oakland (OAK) | 647 | 88% |
| Phoenix (PHX) | 384 | 92% |
| Denver (DEN) | 379 | 96% |
| Kailua-Kona (KOA) | 365 | 79% |
| Las Vegas (LAS) | 365 | 98% |
Airlines departing LIH
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 7,222 | 79% |
| Southwest Airlines | 2,888 | 95% |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 2,744 | 86% |
| United Airlines | 1,445 | 94% |
| American Airlines | 830 | 88% |
| Delta Air Lines | 730 | 88% |
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 6,500 ft | ASP, lighted |
| 17/35 | 6,500 ft | ASP, lighted |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 127.200 MHz
- Tower 118.900 MHz
- Ground 121.900 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
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