Lanai Airport Explained

Lanai Airport
Nativename:Kahua Mokulele o Lāna‘i
Iata:LNY
Icao:PHNY
Faa:LNY
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Hawaii Department of Transportation
City-Served:Lanai
Elevation-F:1,308
Coordinates:20.7856°N -156.9514°W
Pushpin Map:United States Molokai-Lanai#USA Hawaii
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Hawaii
Pushpin Label:LNY
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:3/21
R1-Length-F:5,001
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2016
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:6,326
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Lanai Airport[2], 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. The airport began regular operations in 1930.[3] It is the only airport serving the island of Lanai (Lānaʻi).

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.[4]

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).

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.

There were two commercial airlines, Mokulele Airlines with the Cessna Grand Caravan 208EX and Ohana by Hawaiian with the ATR-42. Due to Hawaiian Airlines suspending the Ohana service, Mokulele is the only commercial airline that flies to Lanai.

Airlines and destinations

The government of Hawaii did not charge landing fees from March 2021 to help during the pandemic.[5]

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from LNY (December 2021 – November 2022)[6] ! Rank! City! Passengers! Carriers
1Honolulu, Hawaii24,000Mokulele
2Kahului, Hawaii7,000Mokulele
3Molokai, Hawaii1,000Mokulele

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: Lanai Airport . State of Hawaii . June 16, 2012.
  3. Web site: Lanai Airport . Hawaii Aviation . January 1, 2015.
  4. Web site: List of NPIAS Airports. FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 23 December 2016. PDF. 21 October 2016.
  5. Web site: Lanai Airport . 2024-07-31 . airports.hawaii.gov . en.
  6. Web site: Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) . Lanai, HI: Lanai Airport (LNY) Scheduled Services except Freight/Mail . U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) . February 9, 2023.