Lihue Airport

Lihue Airport
Kahua Mokulele o Līhuʻe

Runway 3-21 and the passenger terminal in background; fire station in foreground.

IATA: LIH – ICAO: PHLI – FAA LID: LIH
– WMO: 91165

LIH
Location of the Lihue Airport

Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Hawaii
Operator Department of Transportation
Serves Kauai
Location Lihue, Hawaii
Elevation AMSL 153 ft / 47 m
Coordinates 21°58′34″N 159°20′20″W / 21.97611°N 159.33889°W / 21.97611; -159.33889
Website hawaii.gov/lih
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
17/35 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 64 20 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 2,680,028
Aircraft operations 128,425
Based aircraft 24

Lihue Airport (IATA: LIH, ICAO: PHLI, FAA LID: LIH) is a state-owned public-use airport located in the Līhuʻe CDP on the southeast coast of the island of Kauaʻi in Kauai County, Hawaiʻi, United States, two nautical miles east of the center of the CDP.[1][3]

The airport does not serve as a hub for any airline carrier. Numerous inter-island flights are available daily. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines both operate Boeing 757s between Lihue and their mainland destinations. Alaska Airlines and WestJet operate Boeing 737-800s between Lihue and their mainland destinations; while Hawaiian Airlines uses Boeing 717s for its inter-island routes to Honolulu and Kahului. United Airlines uses both 757s and 737-800s to serve its mainland destinations. Along with its regional jet service, Hawaiian Airlines also serves Lihue Airport with Boeing 767s for seasonal services to Oakland and Los Angeles.

The airport is mostly un-walled and open-air, and the check-in is completely outside. The airport is the primary gateway to Kauai for visitors (especially tourists), and has several rental car facilities. Four motion pictures have filmed scenes at the Lihue Airport: Honeymoon in Vegas, Six Days Seven Nights, Soul Surfer, and The Descendants.

Facilities and aircraft

Lihue Airport covers an area of 915 acres (370 ha) at an elevation of 153 feet (47 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways designated 3/21 and 17/35, each measuring 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m). The airport also has one helipad measuring 64 by 64 feet (20 x 20 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending on May 31, 2005, the airport had 104,276 aircraft operations, an average of 285 per day: 48% air taxi, 26% scheduled commercial, 23% general aviation and 2% military. At that time there were 28 aircraft based at this airport: 43% single-engine, 7% multi-engine and 50% helicopter.[1]

Lihue Airport runway needs to be extended to comply with Federal Aviation Administration rules. The Garden Island reports one of the airport's two runways ends just a few hundred feet from the ocean, with no room for a necessary buffer. State Department of Transportation Deputy Director Ford Fuchigami said the runway will be extended to ensure proper clearance. The airport recently received more than $400,000 in airport capital improvement funds for the reconfiguration. A spokesman for Gov. Neil Abercrombie said the southwest end of the runway will be extended by 855 feet, while still providing the standard 1,000-foot runway safety area for the northeast end of the runway. Abercrombie spokesman Justin Fujioka said the project is estimated to be completed in November 2016.

Airlines and destinations

A Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 at the gate.
The terminal
Inside the airport terminal
The ATC tower
AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines Oakland, San Diego, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma
Seasonal: Portland (OR)
American Airlines Los Angeles, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Delta Air Lines Los Angeles
Hawaiian Airlines Honolulu, Kahului
Seasonal: Los Angeles, Oakland
Island Air Honolulu
United Airlines Los Angeles, San Francisco
Seasonal: Denver
WestJet Seasonal: Vancouver

Statistics

Top domestic destinations

Busiest domestic routes from LIH (Dec. 2014 – Nov. 2015)[4]
Rank City Passengers
1 Honolulu, HI 665,570
2 Los Angeles, CA 213,110
3 Kahului, HI 137,080
4 Seattle, WA 86,620
5 San Francisco, CA 68,230
6 Phoenix, AZ 58,160
7 Oakland, CA 32,970
8 San Diego, CA 30,930
9 San Jose, CA 29,290
10 Portland, OR 14,670

Public transport

The Kauaʻi Bus route 70 connects the airport to downtown Lihue.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for LIH (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2015-04-30
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Lihue CDP, Hawaii." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
  4. ↑ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=LIH&Airport_Name=Lihue,%20HI:%20Lihue%20Airport&carrier=FACTS
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