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Direct Flights from Kailua-Kona to Anchorage

Anchorage · Alaska

Nonstop service from KOA to ANC on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
Alaska
Alaska flies this route November to March
Nonstop flights
Distance
2,878 mi
Flight time
~6h 15mgate to gate
Elevation
152 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Season
November to Marchseasonal service
Great-circle flight path from Kailua-Kona (KOA) to Anchorage (ANC), 2,878 miles nonstop.KOAANC

How rare is this nonstop?

35 cities have a nonstop to Anchorage, Kailua-Kona among them.

How long to go to Anchorage for, from Kailua-Kona

6h 15m in the air, 2,878 miles — past long-weekend range. Five days is roughly where the flying stops dominating the trip.

Note that this route only operates November to March, so the trip has to fit that window.

About Anchorage

Anchorage , Alaska
Photo by Didier Moïse · CC BY-SA 4.0

Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska, in the Southcentral region. Anchorage is a cosmopolitan port city with a population of 291 247 (2020). It is a consolidated city-borough referred to as a municipality. The urbanized city is defined by Muldoon Road to the east, Rabbit Creek Road to the south, and Cook Inlet to the north and west. Several small suburbs are within the Municipality of Anchorage while physically outside what most Anchorageites would call the "Anchorage" proper area. These include Eagle River and Chugiak to the north and Girdwood to the south.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Anchorage

  1. Sunrise is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sunrise had a population of 15.
  2. Chugach State Park covers 495,204 acres covering a hilly region immediately east of Anchorage, in south-central Alaska.
  3. Holy Family Old Cathedral, located in the commercial downtown section of Anchorage, Alaska in United States of America, was the cathedral and mother church of former Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage from the erect…
  4. The Alaska Zoo is a zoo in Anchorage, Alaska, located on 25 acres (10 ha) of the Anchorage Hillside. It is a popular attraction in Alaska, with nearly 200,000 visitors per year.
  5. The Glenn Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska, extending 179 miles (288 km) from Anchorage near Merrill Field to Glennallen on the Richardson Highway.
  6. The Alaska Aviation Museum, previously the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, is located on Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska.
  7. The Alaska Botanical Garden is a 110-acre botanical garden located inside the Far North Bicentennial Park at 4601 Campbell Airstrip Road, Anchorage, Alaska, United States.
  8. Alyeska Resort is a ski resort in the Girdwood area of Anchorage, Alaska, approximately 30 miles (48 km) from downtown Anchorage.
  9. Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe of the Catholic Church is located in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It is the cathedral and a parish church of the Archdiocese of Anchorage–Juneau.
  10. Fort Richardson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located on the Fort Richardson United States Army installation near Anchorage, Alaska.
  11. The Alaska Native Heritage Center is an educational and cultural institution for all Alaskans, located in Anchorage, Alaska. The center opened in 1999.
  12. The Oscar Anderson House Museum is a historical museum at 420 M Street in downtown Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Anchorage weather, compared with Kailua-Kona

39° cooler than Kailua-Kona on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Anchorage 23°F · Kailua-Kona 81°F · 58° colder
April
Anchorage 46°F · Kailua-Kona 82°F · 37° colder
July
Anchorage 66°F · Kailua-Kona 85°F · 19° colder
October
Anchorage 42°F · Kailua-Kona 85°F · 43° colder

January bottoms out near 23°F — a real coat, not a layer. Anchorage also swings harder through the year than Kailua-Kona does — 44° between its coldest and warmest months against 5°.

Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Anchorage

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Anchorage is June–August, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–66°F.
How long to stay
Anchorage rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Sunrise, Alaska, Chugach State Park, and Holy Family Old Cathedral (Anchorage, Alaska) and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Kailua-Kona to Anchorage?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Kailua-Kona (KOA) to Anchorage (ANC) on Alaska.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Kailua-Kona to Anchorage?
Alaska flies nonstop between Kailua-Kona (KOA) and Anchorage (ANC). Alaska flies it November to March only.
How far is Anchorage from Kailua-Kona?
Anchorage is about 2,878 miles from Kailua-Kona by air.
What is there to do in Anchorage?
Popular things to do include Sunrise, Alaska, Chugach State Park, Holy Family Old Cathedral (Anchorage, Alaska), Alaska Zoo, and more.

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