Lihue Airport

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The Lihue Airport is an airport in Lihue on the island of Kauai in the U.S. state of Hawaii.

History

The construction work for the Lihue Airport began in 1948 and was completed with the opening of the airport on September 1, 1949. The cost of a 3,750 ft ( 1,143 m) long start and runway, taxiways and parking positions amounted to $ 679,000 (equivalent to inflation-adjusted $ 6.9 million ) it came up a college in January 1950 reception building for $ 97,000 ( $ 978,000 adjusted for inflation). Since the number of passengers was surpassed all predictions in 1952, the start and runway at 5,100 ft ( 1,554 m) extends and expands the Empfangsbäude. In the 1950s the airport by Hawaiian Airlines, Trans - Pacific Airlines, and various charter airlines was served.

In April 1984, the new airstrip was opened in 17/35, the approaches allowed above the sea, and thus reduced the noise exposure of local residents. In February 1987, a new terminal was inaugurated, which also had passenger boarding bridges for the first time.

Operation

At the Lihue airport, direct flights to destinations around the Hawaiian Islands and the continental United States.