Waimea-Kohala Airport
| Waimea-Kohala Airport | |||
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IATA: MUE – ICAO: PHMU – FAA LID: MUE
 MUE
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Hawaii Department of Transportation | ||
| Serves | Kamuela, Hawaii | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,671 ft / 814 m | ||
| Coordinates | 20°00′05″N 155°40′05″W / 20.00139°N 155.66806°WCoordinates: 20°00′05″N 155°40′05″W / 20.00139°N 155.66806°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4/22 | 5,197 | 1,584 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 2,685 | ||
| Based aircraft | 11 | ||
| Source: Hawaii DOT,[1] FAA[2] | |||
Waimea-Kohala Airport (IATA: MUE, ICAO: PHMU, FAA LID: MUE) is an airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of Kamuela[1][2] (also known as Waimea), an unincorporated town in Hawai‘i County, Hawai‘i, United States.
The only scheduled commercial airline is Pacific Wings, with service formerly subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. Beginning April 1, 2007, Pacific Wings began subsidy free service.[3]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Waimea-Kohala Airport covers an area of 90 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 2,671 feet (814 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,197 by 100 feet (1,584 x 30 m).[2]
The airport has one taxiway and an aircraft parking apron at the west end of the runway serving the passenger terminal and general aviation facilities. No fueling or airport traffic control tower facilities are provided. An aircraft rescue and fire fighting facility shares space in the airport maintenance facility.
For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 2,685 aircraft operations, an average of 223 per month: 50% scheduled commercial, 22% general aviation, 15% air taxi, and 3% military. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 64% single-engine and 36% glider.[2]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Pacific Wings | Honolulu, Kahului |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Waimea-Kohala Airport, Kamuela, Hawaii". Hawaii Department of Transportation. http://hawaii.gov/mue. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for MUE (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Order 2006-12-3: Pacific Wings to provide subsidy-free EAS beginning April 1, 2007". U.S. Department of Transportation. 2006-12-07. http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-1997-2833-0072.
[edit] External links
- Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) at Hawaii DOT
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MUE, effective 12 January 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PHMU
- ASN accident history for MUE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PHMU
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for MUE
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 2833) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2006-12-3: Terminating the carrier-selection proceeding for Essential Air Service at Hana, Kalaupapa, and Kamuela, Hawaii. The incumbent EAS carrier, Pacific Wings, has proposed to continue to provide all three communities' EAS on a subsidy-free basis beginning April 1, 2007
- Order 2005-3-34: Reselecting Pacific Wings Airlines to provide essential air service (EAS) at Hana, Kalaupapa, and Kamuela, Hawaii, for the period from April 1, 2005, through March 31, 2007, at an annual rate of $1,597,422 for the first year and at an annual rate of $1,501,752 for the second year
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