Flights into Hilo

[DanielP]

Anyone know which airlines fly direct from Northern Cal. into Hilo?

[PaulW]

None

[leilanidude]

https://www.google.com/flights/

This is a nice tool to use. Fast and easy with no signups, etc. to do.

[Lee M-S]

nifty google tool. It says there are no direct flights between Hilo and SF, Oakland, or San Jose.

Are there direct flights from Hilo to ANYWHERE except Honolulu?

[Wao nahele wahine]

There are some direct flights between Hilo and Los Angeles.

Wahine

[PaulW]

Flights arrive in Hilo from LAX, HNL and OGG (Maui) only.

Ah, the good old days when there was also SFO, Oakland and even Kona!

[Carey]

Maui & Honolulu - Hawaiian & sometimes smaller lines)
LAX - United

from:
http://nonstopfrom.com/hilo-ito/

[kalakoa]

Fly into KOA from SFO, SJC, or OAK, then drive "directly" to Hilo.

Remember: this is "The Country", or, as I pronounce it, "a backwater".

[macuu222]

Yes...Kona has almost all the direct flights to the mainland. And a lot cheaper than going out of Hilo. United has a daily nonstop from Kona to San Francisco right now for about $475 roundtrip. "BUT"....if you continue on to let say Portland...the fare is only $400.00 roundtrip. Figure that one out?

[terracore]

United is the only mainland carrier that comes to Hilo and only from LAX. And its a miracle we have that one flight. Last I looked they came 6 days per week.

My guess is that United will drop the Hilo flight eventually. Cities without a minimum of many 3 star hotels plus at least a few 4+ star typically don't attract airlines. People fly to places where they want to stay. No good hotels = no flight service. Hilo doesn't have any resort hotels and that was by design.

The ironic thing is all the "touristy" things to do on this island are on the east side and all the resorts are on the west. So people fly in and out of Kona, stay there, dump an insane amount of money, and get bused or helicoptered to our east side waterfalls, volcano, and other sights because nobody would let the big chains build resorts here. Keep it local they said. Now locals ride the bus 5 hours a day to go work at Kona resorts and back.