| Molokai Airport | |||
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| IATA: MKK – ICAO: PHMK – FAA LID: MKK
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Hawaii Department of Transportation | ||
| Serves | Kaunakakai, Hawaii | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 454 ft / 138 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 4,494 | 1,370 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 3,118 | 950 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 40,716 | ||
| Based aircraft | 4 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Molokai Airport (IATA: MKK, ICAO: PHMK, FAA LID: MKK) is a public airport located 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest of Kaunakakai,[1] on the island of Molokai in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. It is the principal airport of the island.
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Molokai Airport occupies 288 acres (117 ha) at an elevation of 454 feet (138 m) above mean sea level on the central plateau of the island of Molokai. The airport has two asphalt paved runways that accommodate commuter/air taxi and general aviation activities, as well as some military flights: Runway 5/23 is 4,494 by 100 feet (1,370 x 30 m) and Runway 17/35 is 3,118 by 100 feet (950 x 30 m).[1]
The passenger terminal complex and general aviation facilities are north of the runway intersection; the passenger terminal complex is near the principal runway and the general aviation facilities are near the crosswind runway. Vehicular access to these two areas is provided by separate access roadways, each connecting with Keonelele Avenue.
For the 12-month period ending April 20, 2010, the airport had 40,716 aircraft operations, an average of 111 per day: 66% air taxi, 28% general aviation, 4% military, and 2% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 4 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Island Air | Honolulu, Kahului, Kapalua, Lanai |
| Mokulele Airlines | Honolulu, Kahului |
| Pacific Wings | Honolulu, Kalaupapa |
Aloha Island Air Flight 1712
On October 28, 1989, Aloha Island Air flight 1712, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, collided with mountainous terrain near Halawa Valley, Molokai, while en route on a scheduled passenger flight from Kahului Airport to Molokai Airport in Hoolehua.
The NTSB determined the cause of the accident was the airplanes controlled flight into terrain as a result of the decision of the captain to continue the flight under visual flight rules at night into instrument meteorological conditions, which obscured rising mountainous terrain.[2]
All 20 aboard the aircraft died. Thirteen of the victims were from Molokai, including eight members of the Molokai High School boys and girls volleyball teams and two faculty members. The girls team had just qualified on Maui for the state tournament.[3]
The mission "Hawaiian Checkout" supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X begins at Molokai Airport.
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