Kona International Airport

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole

Kahua Mokulele Kauʻāina o Kona
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorHawaii Department of Transportation
ServesIsland of Hawaii
LocationKalaoa, Hawaii
Hub forMokulele Airlines
Elevation AMSL47 ft / 14 m
Coordinates19°44′20″N 156°02′44″W / 19.73889°N 156.04556°W / 19.73889; -156.04556 (Kona International Airport)
Websiteairports.hawaii.gov/koa
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 11,000 3,353 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations65,758
Based aircraft56
Total Passengers4,972,70
Total Cargo (tons)33,526
Source: Federal Aviation Administration,[1] Department of Transportation Hawaii[2]

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (IATA: KOA, ICAO: PHKO, FAA LID: KOA) is the primary airport on the Island of Hawaiʻi, located in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States.[3] The airport serves leeward (western) Hawaiʻi island, including the resorts in North Kona and South Kohala. It is one of two international airports serving Hawaiʻi island, the other being Hilo International Airport on the windward (eastern) side.

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a small-hub primary commercial service facility.[4]

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for KOA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective March 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Annual Air Traffic Statistics". Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Kalaoa CDP, HI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 14, 2020. - The airport is on page 3
    2000 map: "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: KALAOA CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 14, 2020. Pages 1 and 2.
  4. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 21, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.