Lanai Airport

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Lanai Airport<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Airport codes, also written as LānaTemplate:Okinai Airport, is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles or about 3.4 miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Lanai City (LānaTemplate:Okinai City), in Maui County, Hawaii.<ref name="FAA" /> The airport began regular operations in 1930.<ref name="lanaiair">Template:Cite web</ref> It is the only airport serving the island of Lanai (LānaTemplate:Okinai).

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.<ref name="NPIAS Airports">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Lanai Airport tarmac deplaning into terminal

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 505 acres (204 ha) at an elevation of 1,308 feet (399 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).<ref name="FAA" />

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2016, the airport had 6,326 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 65% air taxi, 25% scheduled commercial, 9% general aviation and 1% military. In April 2022, there were no aircraft based at this airport.<ref name="FAA" />

The airport is served by a single commercial airline, Mokulele Airlines with the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX.

Airlines and destinations

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Statistics

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Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from LNY (August 2024 – July 2025)<ref name=RITA>Template:Cite web </ref>
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Honolulu, Hawaii 30,210 Lanai, Mokulele
2 Kahului, Hawaii 4,250 Mokulele
3 Molokai, Hawaii 230 Mokulele

Accidents and incidents

Date Flight number Information
February 26, 2014 - A chartered twin-engine Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft operated by Maui Air crashed after takeoff from Lanai Airport one mile away. The plane was carrying a pilot and five employees of Maui County. The pilot and two passengers were killed, while the other three passengers were injured.

See also

References

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