Though the only way to travel between Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii (Big) Island is by air, the flights are brief. In fact, you’ll probably spend more time driving to the airport, parking, going through airport security and boarding than you’ll spend in the air.
The Hawaiian Islands are not very far apart. The biggest distance – from Kauai to Hawaii (Big) Island – is only 305 miles per Google. A direct Hawaiian Airlines flight from Kauai’s LIH airport to the Big Island’s KOA airport takes about 55 minutes from gate to gate. Actual in air time is less than that.
Hawaiian Airlines
With Hawaiian Airlines being the largest inter-island service provider, we queried their site with a number of inter-island flight combinations to find the average, non-stop flight length. Here are the results.
Kauai (LIH) non-stop to :
Oahu (HNL) non-stop to:
Maui (OGG) non-stop to:
Hawaii (Big) Island Kona (KOA) non-stop to:
Hawaii (Big) Island Hilo (ITO) non-stop to:
We haven’t listed flights to and from the islands of Lanai (LNY) and Molokai (MKK.) If you’d like to search for those flights times, you can use the Hawaiian Airlines flight search feature.
Where possible, we listed the direct, non-stop, inter-island flights. To save time, you should seek the non-stop options. Otherwise, you’ll likely have a layover in Honolulu or Maui that can add an hour or more to your travel time.
Overall, inter-island flights are pleasant. We always try to get a window seat to enjoy the island scenery from above.
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Inter island flights what is the altitude does the aircraft fly ? From Oahu to OGG
We don't have that data, but from experience as a passenger we would guess less than 10,000 feet.