Kahului Airport

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Kahului Airport
IATA: OGG - ICAO: PHOG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Hawaii Department of Transportation
Serves Kahului, Hawaii
Elevation AMSL 54 ft (16.5 m)
Coordinates 20°53′55″N, 156°25′50″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 6,995 2,132 Asphalt
5/23 4,990 1,521 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Size Surface
ft m
H1 125 38 Asphalt

Kahului Airport (IATA: OGG, ICAO: PHOG) is a regional airport in the State of Hawai'i, located 3 miles (5 km) east of Kahului, Hawaii on the island of Maui near Haleakala. The airport code pays homage to aviation pioneer Bertram J. Hogg who worked for what is now Hawaiian Airlines flying aircraft ranging from 8-passenger Sikorsky S-38 amphibians to Douglas DC-3s and DC-9s into the late 1960s. Most flights into OGG originate from Honolulu International Airport which is one the busiest air routes in the USA.

Kahului Airport is currently going through several phases of expansion, authorized by the Hawai'i State Legislature. A long term goal has been set to prepare Kahului Airport for eventual elevation to permanent international airport status with potential regular service routes from Canada and Japan. Current flights from Canada use United States border preclearance facilities in Vancouver or Calgary.

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[edit] Authority

Kahului Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawai'i. The official authority of Kahului Airport is the Governor of Hawai'i. He or she appoints the Director of the Hawai'i State Department of Transportation who has jurisdiction over the Hawai'i Airports Administrator.

The Hawai'i Airports Administrator oversees six governing bodies: Airports Operations Office, Airports Planning Office, Engineering Branch, Information Technology Office, Staff Services Office, Visitor Information Program Office. Collectively, the six bodies have authority over the four airport districts in Hawai'i: Hawai'i District, Kaua'i District, Mau'i District and the principal O'ahu District. Kahului Airport is a subordinate of Mau'i District officials.

[edit] Facilities

Dark areas are main terminal buildings.

Kahului International Airports Terminal consists of a Ticketing Lobby, Baggage Claim, Cargo Facilities, 40 gates, and a separate Commuter Terminal.

Kahului Airport is composed of two main runways designated Runway 2/20 and Runway 5/23 respectively. It also is host to an asphalt helipad.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Disasters

An Aloha Airlines flight from Hilo to Honolulu landed at Kahului Airport on April 28, 1988 after its fuselage was torn away during flight.
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An Aloha Airlines flight from Hilo to Honolulu landed at Kahului Airport on April 28, 1988 after its fuselage was torn away during flight.

On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines flight 243, a Boeing 737-200 interisland flight from Hilo Airport to Honolulu International Airport carrying 89 passengers and 6 crew members experienced rapid decompression when an 18 foot section of the fuselage roof and sides were torn from the aircraft. One flight attendant was sucked out of the aircraft and died. Several passengers sustained life-threatening injuries including instances of massive head wounds. The aircraft declared an emergency and landed at Kahului Airport with slight difficulty. Noise created by the rush of air rendered vocal communication useless, and the air traffic controllers and pilots had to use hand signals during landing.

Investigations of the disaster, headquartered at Honolulu International Airport, concluded that the accident was caused by metal fatigue. The disaster caused almost all major United States air carriers to retire their oldest aircraft models.

On March 8, 2006, a Hawaii Air Ambulance Cessna 414 was making an approach to Runway 5 when it crashed into a BMW dealership just a mile outside of the airport. A pilot and two nurses were killed in the accident.[1]

[edit] Expansion

Kahului Airport lobby
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Kahului Airport lobby

As a result of the passage of several Hawai'i State Legislature bills in 1998 and 2001, Kahului is planned to undergo expansion for new, larger facilities, lengthening of runways, increasing of fuel storage capacities, and construction of new access roads. A controversial project, it has met strong opposition from local residents who do not agree with prospects of elevating Kahului Airport to a permanent international airport. Project opponents cite concerns about increased introduction of invasive species and other issues, as evidenced by the common Maui bumper sticker "Big city airport, big city problems."

Desires for expansion were prompted as Kahului experienced a boom of flights from the mainland United States. In the early 2000s, new service routes were created between Kahului Airport from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. New direct routes between Kahului and the mainland United States are added regularly.

In early 2005, Governor Linda Lingle released $365 million for construction of an extended ticketing lobby, new baggage claim carousels, a new Alien Species building, a new cargo building, construction of a new apron, construction of an additional 10 jetways to replace the current jetways, and a new six-lane airport access road that would run from the airport, intersecting Haleakala Highway and Hana Highway, and run parallel to Dairy Road where it would merge with a new grade-separated interchange between Puunene Avenue (highway 350), Dairy Road, and Kuihelani Highway (highway 380).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Three killed in air ambulance crash on Maui. The Honolulu Advertiser (2006-03-08). Retrieved on 2006-03-09.

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Airports of Hawaii
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Hawaii: Hilo International Airport | Kona International Airport | Upolu Airport | Waimea-Kohala Airport
Oahu: Honolulu International Airport | Dillingham Airfield | Kalaeloa Airport
Kauai: Lihu'e Airport | Port Allen Airport | Princeville Airport
Maui: Hana Airport | Kahului Airport | Kapalua Airport
Smaller islands: Kalaupapa Airport | Lanai Airport | Molokai Airport
Military: Hickam Air Force Base | Wheeler Army Airfield
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