Airport
Waimea-Kohala Airport
(
IATA
:
MUE
,
ICAO
:
PHMU
,
FAA
LID
:
MUE
) is a state-owned public-use
airport
located one
nautical mile
(1.2 mi; 1.9 km) southwest of
Waimea
, an unincorporated town in
Hawaii County, Hawaii
, United States.
Hawaiian Airlines
began scheduled passenger service from the airport in November 1953.
[3]
As of 2016
[update]
, the only scheduled air service is by
Mokulele Airlines
, which offers twice daily service to Kahului, Maui.
[4]
It is included in the
Federal Aviation Administration
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
for 2021?2025, in which it is
categorized
as a non-primary commercial service facility.
[5]
Facilities and aircraft
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Waimea-Kohala Airport covers an area of 90 acres (36 ha) at an
elevation
of 2,671 feet (814 m) above
mean sea level
. It has one
runway
designated 4/22 with an
asphalt
surface measuring 5,197 by 100 feet (1,584 by 30 m).
[2]
The airport has one
taxiway
and an aircraft parking apron at the west end of the runway serving the passenger terminal and
general aviation
facilities. No fueling or airport traffic
control tower
facilities are provided. An aircraft rescue and fire fighting facility shares space in the airport maintenance facility.
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2016, the airport had 4,178 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 57%
air taxi
, 31%
general aviation
and 12%
military
. In April 2022, there were 4 aircraft based at this airport: 2 single-engine and 2 multi-engine.
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Airline and destination
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Mokulele Airlines serves the airport with
Cessna 208
EX Grand Caravan commuter turboprop aircraft.
[6]
Previously,
Pacific Wings
operated service to
Honolulu
and
Kahului
. Originally subsidized by the
Essential Air Service
program, Pacific Wings began serving Waimea-Kohala without subsidy on April 1, 2007.
[7]
By May 2013, when reports emerged the airline was ending all service in Hawaii, the airline had already ceased serving Waimea-Kohala Airport.
[8]
Mokulele Airlines
,
Schuman Aviation
, and Pacific Wings submitted bids to the DOT to provide service at the airport, however only Mokulele and Schuman have proposed actual flights?Pacific Wings suggested two buses a day to Kona. On July 2, 2013, the US DOT awarded the contract to Mokulele Airlines for service to Kahului.
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Mokulele began operating flights to Waimea-Kohala on September 21, 2013.
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Historical airline service
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The airport previously had scheduled passenger jet service operated by
Aloha Airlines
and
Hawaiian Airlines
, both of which referred to the airport as
Kamuela
in their respective system timetables during the 1960s. In 1966, Hawaiian Airlines was operating a daily
Douglas DC-9-10
jet flight with a routing of Hilo (ITO) - Kamuela (MUE) - Kahului, Maui (OGG) - Honolulu (HNL) and was also serving the airport with
Convair 640
turboprops on flights to Honolulu, Maui and Kona at this time.
[11]
In 1968, Aloha Airlines was flying daily
British Aircraft Corporation
BAC One-Eleven
jet service with a routing of Kamuela (MUE) - Kahului, Maui (OGG) - Honolulu (HNL) and was also operating flights with
Vickers Viscount
turboprops with daily nonstop service from Honolulu with this flight continuing on to Kona (KOA) at this time.
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In 1976, Hawaiian Airlines was operating daily
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30
jet service into the airport with a round trip routing of HNL-OGG-MUE.
[13]
By 1981, Hawaiian Airlines was serving the airport with
de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7
turboprops on nonstop flights between Waimea and Kahului, Maui and Honolulu.
[14]
Princeville Airways/
Aloha Island Air
also operated to Kamuela airport in the late 1980s & 1990's
See also
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References
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- ^
"Waimea-Kohala Airport, Kamuela, Hawaii"
. Hawaii Department of Transportation
. Retrieved
August 13,
2010
.
- ^
a
b
c
FAA Airport Form 5010 for MUE
PDF
. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.
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"Waimea-Kohala Airport"
. Hawaiian Aviation
. Retrieved
April 13,
2015
.
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"Mokulele Airlines Flight Schedule"
(PDF)
. Mokulele Airlines
. Retrieved
June 16,
2016
.
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"List of NPIAS Airports"
(PDF)
.
FAA.gov
. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016
. Retrieved
23 December
2016
.
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"Mokulele Airlines | Affordable Adventure Awaits"
.
Mokulele Airlines | Hawaii's Favorite Island Hopper
. Retrieved
2018-07-03
.
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"Order 2006-12-3: Pacific Wings to provide subsidy-free EAS beginning April 1, 2007"
. U.S. Department of Transportation. December 7, 2006.
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Segal, Dave (May 13, 2013).
"Pacific Wings pulling out of Hawaii"
.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
. Retrieved
May 14,
2013
.
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"Mokulele Airlines wins federal contract to serve Hawaii's Waimea airport"
.
Pacific Business News
. July 10, 2013
. Retrieved
July 12,
2013
.
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"Mokulele Airlines begins flights to Waimea"
.
Hawaii News Now
. September 21, 2013
. Retrieved
September 25,
2013
.
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http://www.timetableimages.com
, April 25, 1966 Hawaiian Airlines system timetable
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http://www.timetableimages.com
, June 14, 1968 Aloha Airlines system timetable
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Feb. 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Kamuela flight schedules
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http://www.departedflights.com
, June 6, 1981 Hawaiian Airlines timetable
Other sources
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- Essential Air Service documents (
Docket OST-1997-2833
) from the
U.S. Department of Transportation
:
- Order 2005-3-34
: Reselecting Pacific Wings Airlines to provide essential air service (EAS) at Hana, Kalaupapa, and Kamuela, Hawaii, for the period from April 1, 2005, through March 31, 2007, at an annual rate of $1,597,422 for the first year and at an annual rate of $1,501,752 for the second year.
- Order 2006-12-3
: Terminating the carrier-selection proceeding for Essential Air Service at Hana, Kalaupapa, and Kamuela, Hawaii. The incumbent EAS carrier, Pacific Wings, has proposed to continue to provide all three communities' EAS on a subsidy-free basis beginning April 1, 2007.
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