Kona International Airport
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Kona International Airport at Keahole is an airport on the Island of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i. The airport serves both the town of Kailua-Kona and the major resorts of the North Kona and South Kohala districts (leeward or kona Hawai‘i).
Facilities
This state government of Hawai‘i facility operates an 11,000-foot (3350-m) runway and a terminal complex of single story buildings along the eastern edge of the airfield for arriving and departing passengers, air cargo and mail, airport support, and general aviation operations.Kona International, or "Kailua-Kona" as it is more often called by locals and interisland passengers, is the only remaining major airport in the Hawaiian Islands where a mobile ramp is used to plane and deplane passengers. Nevertheless, Kona regularly sees 767 and even 777 aircraft. The airport terminal is a rambling, open-air set of structures long appreciated by arriving passengers for the casual, "holiday" atmosphere it engenders. Long after other airports in Hawai‘i converted their terminals to multi-story buildings with automated jetway systems, Hawaiian Airlines could still utilize their DC-9 fleet's tailcone exits at Kailua-Kona.
Kona's airport has recently become a popular stop for "wrap-flights" . These flights depart certain U.S. cities for Maui, then proceed to Kona before heading back to the original city. This has enabled Kona to attract daily services that it could not otherwise support on its own: Chicago (United) and Seattle (Northwest). In addition to Northwest, other newcomers to Kona include Delta, which just inaugurated service to Salt Lake City (continuing to Atlanta), while a brand new America West/US Airways service to Phoenix starts in March. Most other mainland service, including all trans-Pacific flights operated by American Airlines and Aloha Airlines, is just a few years old.
Much of the airport runway is built on a relatively recent lava flow: the 1801 Huehue flow from Hualālai. This flow extended the shoreline out an estimated 1 mile, adding some four 4 km² of land to the Island ([USGS, 1997]).
Airlines and destinations
- Air Canada (Vancouver)
- Aloha Airlines (Honolulu, Kahului, Oakland, Orange County)
- American Airlines (Los Angeles)
- Delta Air Lines (Salt Lake City)
- go! operated by Mesa Airlines (Honolulu)
- Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu, Kahului)
- Island Air (Hilo, Honolulu, Kahului, Kapalua)
- Japan Air Lines (JALWays) (Honolulu, Tokyo-Narita)
- Northwest Airlines (Kahului, Seattle/Tacoma)
- United Airlines (Chicago O'Hare, Kahului, Los Angeles, San Francisco)
- US Airways
- * US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Phoenix)
External links
- [Kona International Airport at Keahole (official site)]
- [World Aero Data on this airport (PHKO)]
- Resources for this airport:
- * AirNav [airport information for PHKO]
- * FlightAware [airport information] and [live flight tracker]
- * NOAA/NWS [current] and [historical] weather observations
- * SkyVector [aeronautical chart for KOA]
- [Maps and aerial photos]
- * WikiSatellite view at [WikiMapia]
- * Street map from [MapQuest] or [Google Local]
- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
- * Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Microsoft Virtual Earth]
| Airports of Hawaii | |
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| Hawaii: Hilo International Airport | Kona International Airport | Upolu Airport | Waimea-Kohala Airport | |
| Oahu: Honolulu International Airport | Dillingham Airfield | Kalaeloa Airport | |
| Kauai: Lihu'e Airport | Port Allen Airport | Princeville Airport | |
| Maui: Hana Airport | Kahului Airport | Kapalua Airport | |
| Smaller islands: Kalaupapa Airport | Lanai Airport | Molokai Airport | |
| Military: Hickam Air Force Base | Wheeler Army Airfield | |
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