Phoenix to Lihue
So it’s been like a whole 2 weeks since I’ve posted Hawaii so it’s clearly time to post another Hawaii flight. I’ve been doing a lot of Hawaii flying recently I’ve my Christmas break just because Hawaii is always amazing and I love flying into each and every airport. The only negative is that it’s always 5 and a half hours or more to reach the islands. I flew this route on Saturday for @AmericanVirtual, I was 15 minutes into a flight from Phoenix to Maui but I decided to go golfing so I had to switch out devices so I could go freeze in the 18 degree weather while I get mad at my everfailing golf game, so I decided to fly a 757 from Phoenix to Lihue. American now flies A321 NEOs to Hawaii from Phoenix (and a 777 seasonally to Maui and Honolulu) but they used to fly 757s on these routes and the 757, being the greatest commercial aircraft ever, I had to fly it. I left Phoenix just after noon local time and flew west over LA and then the Pacific where I descended past the islands of Maui, Molokai and Oahu on my way into Lihue, on Hawaii’s oldest island, Kauai. Kona is still my favorite approach in Hawaii, but the approach into Lihue is a very close second, I’ve flown it a few times and it is stunning every single time. Flight time was 6 hours and 42 minutes.
Flight Details 🌵- 🏝
KPHX-PHLI • PHX-LIH
Phoenix to Lihue
American 10 • AAVA 10
Boeing 757-200
6:42
@JulianB
Sitting at the gate in the midday desert sun
A parallel departure with a Delta 757 off to a snowy Minneapolis
Cruising west over the sands of the Sonoran
Just North of the California city of Palm Springs, 90 miles east of Los Angeles
7,000 feet below a United 777 over the Pacific heading to its Los Angeles base
Blue skies and blue water are all to see over the worlds biggest ocean
Starting to descend over the island of Maui and its South side Volcano
We get an amazing view of the island most associated with Hawaii, Oahu, home to the capital and most populous city in Hawaii, Honolulu
Descending through the clouds of Hawaii’s rainiest, but most lush island, Kauai
Rougher than sand paper on touch down as we battle the 30 mile per hour winds
As always please let me know your thoughts and your favorite photo!
This was my first time using Lightroom to edit so if you have suggestions on editing I could also use those
Which of these airports is not a Top 10 destination by passengers to Lihue?
- San Diego
- San Jose
- Kona
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