Waimea-Kohala Airport

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Waimea-Kohala Airport
IATA: MUEICAO: PHMUFAA LID: MUE
MUE is located in Hawaii
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MUE
Location of airport in Hawaii
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°W / 20.00139; -155.66806 (Waimea-Kohala Airport)Coordinates: 20°00′05″N 155°40′05″W / 20.00139°N 155.66806°W / 20.00139; -155.66806 (Waimea-Kohala Airport)
Website hawaii.gov/mue
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: MUEICAO: PHMUFAA 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
Pacific Wings Honolulu, Kahului

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Waimea-Kohala Airport, Kamuela, Hawaii". Hawaii Department of Transportation. http://hawaii.gov/mue. Retrieved 13 August 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for MUE (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  3. ^ "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. 

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