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Lanai Airport

Coordinates: 20°47′08″N 156°57′05″W / 20.78556°N 156.95139°W / 20.78556; -156.95139
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Lanai Airport

Kahua Mokulele o Lāna‘i
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerHawaii Department of Transportation
ServesLanai City, Hawaii
Elevation AMSL1,308 ft / 399 m
Coordinates20°47′08″N 156°57′05″W / 20.78556°N 156.95139°W / 20.78556; -156.95139
WebsiteHawaii.gov/LNY
Map
LNY is located in Molokai and Lanai
LNY
LNY
Location of airport in Hawaii
LNY is located in Hawaii
LNY
LNY
LNY (Hawaii)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations6,760

Lanai Airport[2] (IATA: LNY, ICAO: PHNY, FAA LID: LNY), also written as Lānaʻi 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 (Lānaʻi City), in Maui County, Hawaii.[1] The airport began regular operations in 1930.[3] It is the only airport serving the island of Lanai (Lānaʻi).

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 52,075 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 42,594 enplanements in 2009, and 43,922 in 2010.[5] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[6]

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).[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 16, 2007, the airport had 6,760 aircraft operations, an average of 18 per day: 65% scheduled commercial, 22% air taxi, 12% general aviation, and 2% military.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Hawaiian Airlines Honolulu
Mokulele Airlines Honolulu, Kahului

Accidents and incidents

Date Flight Number Information
26 February 2014 - A charted 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 three other passengers were injured.

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for LNY PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Lanai Airport". State of Hawaii. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Lanai Airport". Hawaii Aviation. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.