Lanai Airport

Lanai Airport[2] (IATA: LNY, ICAO: PHNY, FAA LID: LNY), also written as Lānaʻi Airport, is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles or about 3.4 miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Lanai City (Lānaʻi City), in Maui County, Hawaii.[1] The airport began regular operations in 1930.[3] It is the only airport serving the island of Lanai (Lānaʻi).

Lanai Airport

Kahua Mokulele o Lāna‘i
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerHawaii Department of Transportation
ServesLanai City, Hawaii
Elevation AMSL1,308 ft / 399 m
Coordinates20°47′08″N 156°57′05″W
WebsiteHawaii.gov/LNY
Map
LNY
Location of airport in Hawaii
LNY
LNY (Hawaii)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations6,760

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 52,075 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 42,594 enplanements in 2009, and 43,922 in 2010.[5] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[6]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 505 acres (204 ha) at an elevation of 1,308 feet (399 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 16, 2007, the airport had 6,760 aircraft operations, an average of 18 per day: 65% scheduled commercial, 22% air taxi, 12% general aviation, and 2% military.[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Hawaiian Airlines Honolulu
Mokulele Airlines Kahului

Accidents and incidents

On February 26, 2014, a charted twin-engine Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft operated by Maui Air crashed after takeoff from Lanai Airport one mile away. The plane was carrying a pilot and five employees of Maui County. The male pilot and two passengers, both female, were killed, while the other three passengers were injured.[7]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for LNY (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. "Lanai Airport". State of Hawaii. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. "Lanai Airport". Hawaii Aviation. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  4. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  7. "Small plane crashes on Lanai Island leaving three dead". Hawaii Telegraph. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
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