Lanai Airport , also written as Lānai 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 (Lānai City), in Maui County, Hawaii. It is the only airport serving the island of Lanai (Lānai).

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.

thumb|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).

Statistics

Top destinations

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|+ Busiest domestic routes from LNY<!-- BTS DATA IS ONLY FOR DESTINATIONS; THIS IS NOT "TO AND FROM" --> (August 2024 – July 2025)

! Rank

! City

! Passengers

! Carriers

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| 1

| Honolulu, Hawaii

| 30,210

| Lanai, Mokulele

|-

| 2

| Kahului, Hawaii

| 4,250

| Mokulele

|-

| 3

| Molokai, Hawaii

| 230

| Mokulele

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Accidents and incidents

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!Date

!Flight number

!Information

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|February 26, 2014

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|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.

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See also

  • List of airports in Hawaii

References

  • Lanai Airport
  • Hawaii State Department of Transportation
  • Topographic map from USGS The National Map