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Kona International is the only remaining major airport in the Hawaiian Islandswhere passengers board using mobile stairs or ramps, instead of more modern jet bridges. Despite the less modern facilities, Kona is used by large airliners including the Airbus A321and A330[30]along with the Boeing 717, 737, 757, 767, and 777.
The facilities on the 103.7 acres (42.0 ha) of the old airport are run by the County of Hawaiʻi. [7] These include baseball, soccer fields and a Skateboarding Park. the Kona Community Aquatic Center, and Kekuaokalani Gym, located at 75-5530 Kuakini Highway. [8] A 217-acre (88 ha) marine preserve was created off shore in 1992.
This is a list of airports in Hawaii (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Kohala ( Hawaiian pronunciation: [koˈhɐlə]) is the name of the northwest peninsula of the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Archipelago. In ancient Hawaii it was often ruled by an independent High Chief called the Aliʻi Nui. In modern times it is divided into two districts of Hawaii County: North Kohala and South Kohala.
November 21, 1992. Keāhole Point is the westernmost point of the island of Hawaii. The Kona International Airport was moved here from directly north of the town of Kailua-Kona in 1970, when the previous smaller airstrip was converted into the Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area. The name comes from Ke ʻāhole since the ʻāhole fish ...
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser. April 12, 2024 at 4:32 PM. Apr. 12—The Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport is temporarily closed to patch a crack in the runway, according to state officials ...
Kailua-Kona is the second-largest settlement on the island of Hawaii (after Hilo) and the largest on the island's west side, where it is the center of commerce and the tourist industry. Kailua-Kona is served by Kona International Airport, just to the north in the adjacent CDP of Kalaoa. [2] The population was 19,713 at the 2020 census, up from ...
Feb. 5—A Kailua-Kona man who was arrested and charged on suspicion of a drug crime after Hawaii police said they intercepted him arriving at Kona International Airport at Keahole with more than ...