{
  "response": {
    "Key": "US-USHI",
    "orig": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "USHI",
      "type": "region",
      "region": "Hawaii",
      "fullRegion": "Hawaii, United States"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which airports in Hawaii can I fly into?",
        "answer": "Honolulu on Oahu receives the most non stop flights from the mainland US, including from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. Kahului on Maui, Kona on the Big Island and Lihue on Kauai also have direct service from major West Coast cities and are sometimes cheaper to fly into. Hilo on the Big Island is served mostly by inter island flights."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight to Hawaii?",
        "answer": "Nonstop flights to Hawaii from the continental United States range from about 5 hours 28 minutes from San Francisco to about 10 hours 58 minutes from New York. Los Angeles flights take around 5 hours 46 minutes, Seattle around 6 hours 14 minutes, and Chicago around 9 hours 8 minutes. The shortest typical nonstop times are from San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento at roughly 5.5 hours, while the longest from the mainland are from New York and Washington. Flights from Anchorage take about 6 hours 10 minutes.",
        "methodology": "Flight times come from our flight-schedule database, which combines published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and observed flight operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI); the typical time is the median scheduled duration of each departure city's nonstop services to the destination.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "country_to_city"
        ]
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights to Hawaii?",
        "answer": "Yes, direct nonstop flights from the United States to Hawaii are plentiful, with 25 mainland cities offering nonstop service into Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, and Lihue. The busiest gateways are Los Angeles (about 5h 46m), Seattle (6h 14m), San Diego (6h 5m), Las Vegas (6h 20m), and San Francisco (5h 28m). Longer nonstops include New York at 10h 58m, Washington at 10h 40m, Atlanta at 9h 48m, Chicago at 9h 8m, and Dallas at 8h 9m, while Anchorage takes 6h 10m. Airlines serving these routes include Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest, Delta, United, American, and Alaska Airlines, with other gateways like Boston, Houston, Minneapolis, and Detroit also offering nonstop options.",
        "methodology": "Nonstop service is identified from the scheduled operating flights in our flight-schedule database, which combines published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and observed flight operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI); a destination with no scheduled nonstop from the origin country is reported as having none.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "country_to_city"
        ]
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which U.S. airports are best for flying to Hawaii?",
        "answer": "Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Phoenix are top mainland U.S. departure hubs for Hawaii, offering the most non-stop flights and competitive fares. Travellers from smaller cities typically connect through these western gateways."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly to Hawaii?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from the US mainland to Hawaii are typically January, February, September, and October, avoiding summer and winter holidays. For the best fares, book 2 to 3 months ahead, depart midweek (especially Tuesday or Wednesday), and choose early morning or late evening flights."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights to Hawaii?",
        "answer": "For flights from the mainland United States to Hawaii, book 2 to 5 months in advance for the best fares, but plan 3 to 6 months ahead for summer and holiday travel when demand peaks."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly to Hawaii?",
        "answer": "Major airlines flying nonstop from the United States to Hawaii include Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest, Delta, United, American, and Alaska. Hawaiian Airlines serves the most cities, with wide nonstop coverage across the West Coast and beyond.",
        "methodology": "Airlines are the operating carriers scheduled on nonstop services from each departure city, taken from our flight-schedule database, which combines published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and observed flight operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI).",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "country_to_city"
        ]
      },
      "q9": {
        "question": "How easy is it to travel within Hawaii after I arrive?",
        "answer": "Inter-island travel is by short flights on Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest or Mokulele. Oahu's Honolulu airport is the main hub, while flying into Kahului on Maui or Kona on the Big Island positions you closer to those islands' attractions without backtracking."
      }
    }
  }
}