Princeville Airport Explained

Princeville Airport
Nativename:Kahua Mokulele o Princeville
Iata:HPV
Faa:HI01
Pushpin Map:USA Hawaii
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label:HI01
Pushpin Label Position:left
Type:Private
Operator:Princeville Corp.
Location:Hanalei, Hawaii
Elevation-F:344
Elevation-M:105
R1-Number:5/23
R1-Length-F:3,560
R1-Length-M:1,085
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:ending December 31, 2002
Stat1-Header:Operations
Stat1-Data:7,300
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:2
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Princeville Airport is a private airport located 3nmi east of the central business district (CBD) of Hanalei, a village on the island of Kaua‘i in Hawaii, United States. The airport covers 29acres and has one runway.

History

Princeville Airport opened for operations in 1977. Shortly thereafter Princeville Airways began scheduled services on September 9, 1980, between Honolulu and Princeville, Kauai using two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL capable turboprop aircraft. It served this initial regular commuter route between Princeville and Honolulu primarily for Princeville Resort guests.[1]

The State of Hawaii in 1994 entered into an agreement with the owners of the airport to take over operations and management. In 1996 the Session Laws of Hawaii created Act 287 to appropriate $100,000 for a design to widen Runway 5-23. The State dropped the airport lease in 1999.[2]

On May 1, 2019, Makani Kai Air began twice daily service between Honolulu International Airport and Princeville Airport on Kauai.[3] The airport had been without commercial airline service for more than 20 years after the departure of Island Air in 1997.[4] Since the merger with Mokulele Airlines, commercial flights from Princeville are no longer offered.[5]

As of April 24th, 2023 the only operator at the Princeville Airport is Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, which offers tours of the Island of Kaua'i.[6]

Previous airline service

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History Island Air Hawaii. https://web.archive.org/web/20120501203635/http://www.islandair.com/about-us/history/. dead. 2012-05-01. 2012-05-01. 2019-04-21.
  2. Web site: Princeville Airport. Hawaiian Aviation. April 20, 2019.
  3. News: Makani Kai offering Princeville-Honolulu flights. Allison . Schaefers. 2019-04-17. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. en-US. 2019-04-20. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: Flights to Kauai's North Shore restart, after more than two decades. Jones. Jay. May 1, 2019. Los Angeles Times. 2019-05-02.
  5. Web site: Makani Kai Air. 2020-08-09. www.makanikaiair.com.
  6. Web site: Blue Hawaiian Helicopters reopens at Princeville Airport on Kaua‘i Kauai Now . 2024-04-16 . Blue Hawaiian Helicopters reopens at Princeville Airport on Kaua‘i.