Kalaupapa Airport Kahua Mokulele o Kalaupapa | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Hawaii Department of Transportation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kalaupapa, Hawaii | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°12′40″N 156°58′25″W / 21.21111°N 156.97361°W | ||||||||||
| Website | hawaii | ||||||||||
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Kalaupapa Airport (IATA: LUP, ICAO: PHLU, FAA LID: LUP) is a regional public use airport of the state of Hawaii, located on the northern peninsula of the island of Molokaʻi, two nautical miles (2.3 mi; 3.7 km) north of Kalaupapa Settlement, in Kalawao County.[1] Most flights to Kalaupapa originate from Molokai Airport or from airports on the other Hawaiian islands by unscheduled air taxis and general aviation. It is also used as a cargo facility carrying goods for Kalaupapa, which has no road access from the rest of Molokai.
The airport offered scheduled passenger service from Makani Kai Air, which began providing scheduled passenger service in January 2012, using two nine-seat Cessna Grand Caravans.[2][3][4] This service was subsidized by the Essential Air Service (EAS) program until May 2018. Previously, Pacific Wings had provided scheduled passenger service at Kalaupapa; this was subsidized by the EAS program from 2000 until April 2007, when Pacific Wings began providing subsidy-free service.[5] Pacific Wings ceased operations in Hawaii in 2013.[6]
The scheduled service from Kalaupapa to Molokai Airport was among the shortest flights in the world.[7]
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-primary commercial service facility.[8]
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for LUP PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.
- ^ "Makani Kai's focus on making travel 'affordable' for Kalaupapa residents". The Maui News. January 14, 2012.
- ^ "Makani Kai launches subsidized air service to Kalaupapa". Hawaii Business. January 17, 2012. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012.
- ^ "Cheaper Now to Fly into Kalaupapa". Hawaii Business. March 2012.
- ^ "Order 2006-12-3: Pacific Wings to provide subsidy-free EAS beginning April 1, 2007". U.S. Department of Transportation. December 7, 2006.
- ^ Segal, Dave (May 13, 2013). "Pacific Wings pulling out of Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ "Longest-serving pilot on world’s shortest flight retires", Skift.com, May 27, 2013 (accessed 2014-01-22).
- ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.