Lanai Airport

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Lanai Airport
Kahua Mokulele o Lāna‘i
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/Operator Hawaii Department of Transportation
Serves Lanai
Elevation  AMSL 1,308 ft / 399 m
Coordinates 20°47′08″N156°57′05″W / 20.78556°N 156.95139°W / 20.78556; -156.95139
Website hawaii.gov/lny
Map
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Location of airport in Hawaii
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LNY
LNY (Hawaii)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
3/215,0011,524Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations6,326
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1]

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).

Contents

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. [4]

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Lanai Airport tarmac deplaning into terminal

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 July 31, 2016, the airport had 6,326 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 65% air taxi, 25% scheduled commercial, 9% general aviation and 1% military. In April 2022, there were no aircraft based at this airport. [1]

The airport is served by a single commercial airline, Mokulele Airlines with the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX.

Airlines and destinations

The government of Hawaii did not charge landing fees from March 2021, to help during the pandemic. [5]

AirlinesDestinations
Lanai Air Honolulu [6]
Mokulele Airlines Honolulu, Kahului, Molokai

Statistics

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Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from LNY (August 2024 – July 2025) [7]
RankCityPassengersCarriers
1 Honolulu, Hawaii 30,210Lanai, Mokulele
2 Kahului, Hawaii 4,250Mokulele
3 Molokai, Hawaii 230Mokulele

Accidents and incidents

DateFlight numberInformation
February 26, 2014-A chartered 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 pilot and two passengers were killed, while the other three passengers were injured.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for LNY PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Lanai Airport". State of Hawaii. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Lanai Airport". Hawaii Aviation. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 21, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Lanai Airport". airports.hawaii.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  6. ↑ Flight Schedule, Retrieved 2025-10-16
  7. ↑ Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). "Lanai, HI: Lanai Airport (LNY) Scheduled Services except Freight/Mail". U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT). Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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