Kapalua Airport

IATA: JHM – ICAO: PHJH Summary Airport type Public Operator Hawaii Department of Transportation Location Lahaina, Hawaii Elevation AMSL 256 ft / 78 m Coordinates 20°57′47″N156°40′23″WCoordinates: 20°57′47″N 156°40′23″W Website http://hawaii.gov/jhm Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 3,000 914 Asphalt Statistics (ending 12/31/2004) Operations 9,900 Based aircraft 0 Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Kapalua Airport (IATA: JHM, ICAO: PHJH), also called Kapalua West Maui Airport, is a regional airport of the State of Hawai'i. Located on the island of Maui off Honoapiilani Highway 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northwest^[1] unincorporated town of Kapaluain Maui County, most flights to Kapalua Airport originate from commuter airports on the other Hawaiian islands by commercial commuter services like Island Air and Mokulele Airlines, unscheduled air taxis and general aviation. The airport code name JHM stands for John Henry Magoon, who was president of Hawaiian Airlines when that airline developed this airport.

Contents  [hide] 1 Facilities 2 Airlines and destinations 3 Authority 4 References 5 External links

[edit]Facilities

Kapalua Airport is governed by a special agreement made by the state with Maui County. A former, privately owned airport, major changes or improvements to Kapalua Airport cannot be made without the consent of the Maui County Council. The county insists on limiting development to preserve the Kapalua community from commercialization. Kapalua Airport is restricted to a single runway, a couple of terminal facilities and support facilities. There are no air cargo facilities. Operations are restricted to daytime hours only.

JTB Hawaii, an affiliate company of Japanese travel agent JTB Corporation, operates its customer service outlet located in the lobby.

[edit]Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Island Air	Honolulu, Hoolehua

[edit]Authority

Kapalua Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawai'i. The official authority of Kapalua Airport is theGovernor of Hawai'i. He or she appoints the Director of the Hawai'i State Department of Transportation who has jurisdiction over the Hawai'i Airports Administrator.

The Hawai'i Airports Administrator oversees six governing bodies: Airports Operations Office, Airports Planning Office, Engineering Branch, Information Technology Office, Staff Services Office, Visitor Information Program Office. Collectively, the six bodies have authority over the four airport districts in Hawai'i: Hawai'i District, Kaua'i District, Maui District and the principal O'ahu District. Kapalua Airport is a subordinate of the Maui District officials.

[edit]References

[edit]External links

• Hawaii DOT page for Kapalua Airport
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for PHJH
  • ASN accident history for JHM
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PHJH
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PHJH
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for JHM

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