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{{Infobox airport
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}{{Infobox airport
| name = Lanai Airport
| name = Lanai Airport
| nativename = ''Kahua Mokulele o Lāna‘i''
| nativename = ''Kahua Mokulele o Lāna‘i''
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| FAA = LNY
| FAA = LNY
| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner = [[Hawaii Department of Transportation]]
| owner-oper = [[Hawaii Department of Transportation]]
| operator =
| city-served = [[Lanai]]
| city-served = [[Lanai City, Hawaii]]
| location = <!--if different than above-->
| location = <!--if different than above-->
| elevation-f = 1,308
| elevation-f = 1,308
| website = [http://hawaii.gov/lny Hawaii.gov/LNY]
| website = {{URL|hawaii.gov/lny}}
| coordinates = {{coord|20|47|08|N|156|57|05|W|region:US-HI|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|20|47|08|N|156|57|05|W|region:US-HI|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = United States Molokai-Lanai#USA Hawaii
| pushpin_map = United States Molokai-Lanai#USA Hawaii
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| r1-length-f = 5,001
| r1-length-f = 5,001
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year =
| stat-year = 2016
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations (2016)
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 6,326
| stat1-data = 6,326
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=LNY|use=PU|own=PU|site=52402.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.</ref>
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=LNY|use=PU|own=PU|site=52402.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.</ref>
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It is included in the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2021–2025, in which it is [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.<ref name="NPIAS Airports">{{cite web|title=List of NPIAS Airports|url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/NPIAS-Report-2017-2021-Appendix-A.pdf|website=FAA.gov|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|accessdate=23 December 2016|format=PDF|date=21 October 2016}}</ref>
It is included in the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2021–2025, in which it is [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.<ref name="NPIAS Airports">{{cite web|title=List of NPIAS Airports|url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/NPIAS-Report-2017-2021-Appendix-A.pdf|website=FAA.gov|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|accessdate=23 December 2016|format=PDF|date=21 October 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Lanai airport tarmac.jpg|thumb|Lanai Airport tarmac deplaning into terminal]]


==Facilities and aircraft==
==Facilities and aircraft==
The airport covers an area of 505 [[acre]]s (204 [[hectare|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).<ref name="FAA" />
The airport covers an area of 505 [[acre]]s (204 [[hectare|ha]]) at an [[elevation]] of 1,308 feet (399 m) above [[mean sea level]]. It has one [[runway]] designated 3/21 with an [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] surface measuring 5,001 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).<ref name="FAA" />


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% [[airline|scheduled commercial]], 9% [[general aviation]] and 1% [[military aviation|military]]. In April 2022, there were no aircraft based at this airport.<ref name="FAA" />
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% [[airline|scheduled commercial]], 9% [[general aviation]] and 1% [[military aviation|military]]. In April 2022, there were no aircraft based at this airport.<ref name="FAA" />


The only commercial airline, [[Mokulele Airlines]], operates Cessna Grand Caravan 208EX aircraft into Lanai.
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==
==Airlines and destinations==
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The government of Hawaii did not charge landing fees from March 2021, to help during the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lanai Airport |url=https://airports.hawaii.gov/lny |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=airports.hawaii.gov |language=en}}</ref>
{{Airport destination list
{{Airport destination list
| [[Mokulele Airlines]] | [[Honolulu International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]], [[Molokai Airport|Molokai]]
| [[Mokulele Airlines]] | [[Honolulu International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]], [[Molokai Airport|Molokai]]
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==Statistics==
==Statistics==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=LNY}}
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=LNY}}

===Top destinations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from LNY<!-- BTS DATA IS ONLY FOR DESTINATIONS; THIS IS NOT "TO AND FROM" --> (December 2021 – November 2022)'''<ref name=RITA>{{cite web |author=Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) |title=Lanai, HI: Lanai Airport (LNY) Scheduled Services except Freight/Mail |url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=Yal&Nv42146_anzr=Yn0nv,%20UV:%20Yn0nv%20Nv42146&pn44vr4=SNPgf |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) |access-date=February 9, 2023}}
</ref>
! Rank
! City
! Passengers
! Carriers
|-
| 1
| [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| 24,000
| Mokulele
|-
| 2
| [[Kahului Airport|Kahului, Hawaii]]
| 7,000
| Mokulele
|-
| 3
| [[Molokai Airport|Molokai, Hawaii]]
| 1,000
| Mokulele
|}


==Accidents and incidents==
==Accidents and incidents==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Date
!Flight Number
!Flight number
!Information
!Information
|-
|-
|26 February 2014
|February 26, 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, Hawaii|Maui County]]. The pilot and two passengers were killed, while the other three passengers were injured.
|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, Hawaii|Maui County]]. The pilot and two passengers were killed, while the other three passengers were injured.
|}
|}

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Hawaii]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 05:51, 22 September 2024

Lanai Airport

Kahua Mokulele o Lāna‘i
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorHawaii Department of Transportation
ServesLanai
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)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations6,326

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).

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]

Lanai Airport tarmac deplaning into terminal

Facilities and aircraft

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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 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.[1]

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

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

AirlinesDestinations
Mokulele Airlines Honolulu, Kahului, Molokai

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at LNY airport. See Wikidata query.

Top destinations

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Busiest domestic routes from LNY (December 2021 – November 2022)[6]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Honolulu, Hawaii 24,000 Mokulele
2 Kahului, Hawaii 7,000 Mokulele
3 Molokai, Hawaii 1,000 Mokulele

Accidents and incidents

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Date Flight number Information
February 26, 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 the other three passengers were injured.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for LNY PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lanai Airport". State of Hawaii. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Lanai Airport". Hawaii Aviation. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 21, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "Lanai Airport". airports.hawaii.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  6. ^ Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). "Lanai, HI: Lanai Airport (LNY) Scheduled Services except Freight/Mail". U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT). Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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