Molokai Airport
Molokai Airport, also known as Hoolehua Airport is a state-owned, public use airport located six nautical miles northwest of Kaunakakai, on the island of Molokai in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. It is the principal airport of the island. The largest plane to ever fly here regularly was a Boeing 737-200 jet, which seats 127 passengers.
It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.
Facilities and aircraft
Molokai Airport occupies at an elevation of 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 and runway 17/35 is.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 January 11, 2019, the airport had 45,219 aircraft operations, an average of 124 per day: 86% air taxi, 11% general aviation and 3% military. In April 2022, there were six aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.
The sole airline that services Molokai, Mokulele Airlines, operates the Cessna Grand Caravan 208EX aircraft into the airport.