Kahului Airport

Kahului Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	PHOG
IATA code	OGG
Coordinates	20 ° 53 '55 "  N , 156 ° 25' 50"  W Coordinates: 20 ° 53 '55 "  N , 156 ° 25' 50"  W.
Height above MSL	16 m (52  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	5 km east of Kahului
Street	HI 36 / HI 37
Local transport	bus
Basic data
opening	1942
operator	Hawaii Department of Transportation
surface	563 ha
Terminals	2
Passengers	6,692,710 (2016)
Air freight	41,467 t (2016)
Flight movements	134,674 (2016)
Runways
02/20	2132 m × 46 m asphalt
05/23	1521 m × 46 m asphalt

The Kahului Airport is a regional airport of the State of Hawaii . It is located five kilometers east of Kahului , on the island of Maui at the foot of Mount Haleakala .

Most flights arrive at Kahului Airport from Honolulu . The connection between Kahului and Honolulu is one of the busiest in the United States. In 2004 it came 13th of all flight connections with 1,632,000 passengers

history

After the United States entered World War II , the United States Navy decided to build another airfield on Maui next to Puunene Airport . In 1942, 1,341 acres of land near Kahului were acquired and a Naval Air Station was built.

From 1947 there were plans at the Hawaii Aeronautics Commission to relocate civilian flight operations from Puunene to Kahului. In December 1947, the Kahului Airport was transferred from the Navy to the Hawaii Territory . Concrete preparations, including the construction of a reception building, began in May 1951 and in June 1952 scheduled civil flight operations began in Kahului with scheduled connections by Hawaiian Airlines and Trans-Pacific Airlines .

In the following years, Kahului Airport was expanded step by step: a new tower in 1958, a new reception building in 1965, a fence around the security area in 1974. From 1975 charter airlines served Kahului from the American mainland , and from 1983 also with scheduled flights .

1985 began excavation work at the airport, in the course of which 1,987 private Commuter Terminal ( Commuter Terminal ) for aircraft up to the size of a DHC-6 Twin Otter and 1990 a new terminal for larger aircraft were opened. The baggage claim has been located in the old reception building since 1991 .

The international airport code is a memory of the aviation pioneer Bertram J. Hogg . He played a key role in the development of the Hawaiian airlines, starting with a Sikorsky S-38 for eight passengers up to the Douglas DC-3 and DC-9 in the late 1960s. When the Civil Aeronautics Administration (now FAA ) offered him two alternatives in 1957, HOG or OGG , Hogg decided on the latter.

particularities

The airport is located in a valley between two high volcanoes. Year-round trade winds are channeled and strengthened and ensure a constant and strong wind from the northeast (usually from 50–60 degrees) with up to 70 km / h. Since the local conditions did not allow the runways to be built in the main wind direction, a landing, especially on runway 20, is often difficult due to the strong crosswinds and is often associated with strong turbulence. Runway 05 is much easier in this respect, but at around 1500 m it is too short for larger commercial aircraft. It is therefore mainly used for smaller and slower aircraft.

See also

• Aloha Airlines Flight 243

Web links

Commons : Kahului Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Publications and Statistics. Hawaii.gov, accessed August 24, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Busiest Airline Routes in the United States - Table - MSN Encarta ( Memento of the original from November 1, 2009 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Airport History ( English ) State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
4. ^ The Wizard of OGG