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Lihue Airport

Lihue Airport
Kahua Mokulele o Līhuʻe
Lihue-Airport-aerial.jpg
Runway 3-21 and the passenger terminal in background; fire station in foreground.
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Hawaii
Operator Department of Transportation
Serves Kauai
Location Lihue, Hawaii
Elevation AMSL 153 ft / 47 m
Coordinates 21°58′34″N 159°20′20″W / 21.97611°N 159.33889°W / 21.97611; -159.33889
Website hawaii.gov/lih
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
17/35 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 64 20 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 2,680,028
Aircraft operations 128,425
Based aircraft 24
Source: Federal Aviation Administration, Lihue Airport
Passengers 2,680,028
Aircraft operations 128,425
Based aircraft 24

Lihue Airport (IATA: LIHICAO: PHLIFAA LID: LIH) is a state-owned public-use airport located in the Līhuʻe CDP on the southeast coast of the island of Kauaʻi in Kauai County, Hawaiʻi, United States, two nautical miles east of the center of the CDP.

The airport does not serve as a hub for any airline carrier. Numerous inter-island flights are available daily. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines both operate Boeing 757s between Lihue and their mainland destinations. Alaska Airlines and WestJet operate Boeing 737-800s between Lihue and their mainland destinations; while Hawaiian Airlines uses Boeing 717s for its inter-island routes to Honolulu and Kahului. United Airlines uses both 757s and 737-800s to serve its mainland destinations. Along with its regional jet service, Hawaiian Airlines also serves Lihue Airport with Boeing 767s for seasonal services to Oakland and Los Angeles.


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