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  Kona International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kona International Airport at Keahole (IATA: KOA, ICAO: PHKO) is an airport on the Island of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i.
The airport serves both the town of Kailua-Kona and the major resorts of the North Kona and South Kohala districts (leeward or kona Hawai‘i).
Kona International, or "Kailua-Kona" as it is more often called by locals and interisland passengers, is the only remaining major airport in the Hawaiian Islands where a mobile ramp is used to plane and deplane passengers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kona_International_Airport   (421 words)

  
 Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The town is designated Kailua-Kona to differentiate it from the larger, Kailua located on windward O‘ahu, although it is referred to as "Kona" in everyday speech.
The city is served by Kona International Airport.
Kailua was established by king Kamehameha I to be his seat of government (since he originally was just the chief of Kona, before unifying more and more of the archipelago under his rule), and the capital of the newly unified Kingdom of Hawai‘i.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kona   (615 words)

  
 Honolulu International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Honolulu International Airport (IATA: HNL, ICAO: PHNL) is the principal aviation gateway of the City and County of Honolulu and the State of Hawai'i and identified as one of the busiest airports in the United States.
The official authority of Honolulu International Airport is the Governor of Hawai'i.
Honolulu International Airport is a subordinate of the O'ahu District officials.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Honolulu_International_Airport   (1047 words)

  
 Kona International Airport at Keahole (KOA)
Kona International Airport at Keahole occupies 3,450 acres of land about seven miles northwest of Kailua-Kona on the island of Hawaii.
The airport accommodates domestic overseas, international, interisland, commuter/air taxi, and general aviation activities.
An additional complex of facilities, used primarily by rental car agencies for returns, general maintenance, and storage is located along the airport access roadway, midway between the passenger terminals and the highway.
www.hawaii.gov /dot/airports/hawaii/koa   (150 words)

  
 Bird boom worries Kona airport - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
The state Airports Division has opposed the bird sanctuary since it was created about a half-mile from the Kona airport, citing a potential for hazard to air traffic.
Kona airport officials have remained concerned as they've watched the Hawaiian stilt population grow in the area.
Nevertheless, he said, the concerns of airport officials were acknowledged in March when the permit issued to Cyanotech was modified from a 10-year project to one that will likely end in one or two years, depending on hatching success rates.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2002/Jun/09/ln/ln04a.html   (703 words)

  
 Kona International Airport: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kona International Airport is an airport (airport: An airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo) at Keāhole on the Island of Hawai‘i (Island of Hawai‘i: more facts about this subject), Hawai‘i (Hawai‘i: hawaii (hawaiian/hawaiian english: hawai‘i, with the ‘okina) is...
Kona International, or "Kailua-Kona" as it is more often called by locals and interisland passengers, is the only remaining major airport in the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian Islands: A group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific) where a mobile ramp is used to plane and deplane passengers.
Much of the airport runway is built on a relatively recent lava flow: the 1801 Huehue flow from Hualālai (Hualālai: huallai is the third-most historically active shield volcano on the island of hawai‘i...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/kona_international_airport   (542 words)

  
 Island Air   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Its International Air Transport Association code is WP and International Civil Aviation Organization code is MKU.
Equipped with a fleet of turbo prop airplanes, Island Air is the only carrier that flies to Kapalua on Mau'i and the islands of Moloka'i, and Lana'i.
A subsidiary of Aloha Air Group, Honolulu International Airport in Honolulu, Hawai'i is its hub.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/i/is/island_air.html   (275 words)

  
 Part 150 Records of Approval   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
If future airport improvements are predicted to result in new incompatible land uses, the State DOT should then initiate an application to FAA for grant monies which would be used to provide sound attenuation treatment of structures housing noise sensitive uses which are expected to be located within the 60 DNL contour.
The airport operator and local land use jurisdiction are urged to pursue all possible avenues to discourage new residential development within these levels of noise exposure.
However, the FAA strongly encourages the airport operator and local land use jurisdiction to pursue all available means to prevent the introduction of new noncompatible development within the DNL 65 dB contour.
www.faa.gov /arp/environmental/14cfr150/recofappr/ROAKOA99.cfm   (1374 words)

  
 Kona Village Resort - Frequently Asked Questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kona Village Resort is located on the western coast of the Big Island of Hawai`i, approximately 14 miles north of Kailua-Kona.
The closest airport is Kona International Airport (KOA), located midway between Kailua-Kona and the resort.
Kona Village offers four ADA equipped hales with roll-in showers and three with ramp accessibility and appropriate hand rails.
www.konavillage.com /faq.asp   (967 words)

  
 Kona Wastewater Treatment Plant - R.M. Towill Corporation
Kona International Airport at Keahole is the gateway to the western region of the Island of Hawaii.
As Kona Coast resorts and the residential population have grown, the State of Hawaii has expanded airport facilities to keep pace with increased air travel.
Wastewater disposal was synergistically addressed by reusing effluent for irrigation for landscaping around the airport, which had suffered from a lack of water.
www.rmtowill.com /_source_folder/wastewater/konawwtp.htm   (180 words)

  
 American Airlines - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
AA is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance, has a broad codesharing arrangement with Japan Airlines, and also codeshares rail service to stations in France with SNCF French Rail, Belgium with Thalys International, Germany with Deutsche Bahn (AiRail Service) and stations in Switzerland (one of which also serves France), with Swiss Rail.
Early in its history, it was headquartered at Midway Airport in Chicago, Illinois.
American's other focus airports include New York's LaGuardia Airport, Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, and Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.
encyclopedia.learnthis.info /a/am/american_airlines.html   (888 words)

  
 Hawaii Reporter: Hawaii Reporter
Kona International Airport, $1,800,000 to update the airport master plan study and the noise compatibility plan.
Kalaupapa Airport, $1,425,000, to repair the runway pavement and aircraft parking apron that is currently unpaved, and to clear and grade the safety areas of the runway.
Our international airports are vital to our state, but we must not overlook the need for general aviation at our airports that provide lifelines to the rest of the world for smaller, remote communities such as Lanai and especially Kalaupapa.
www.hawaiireporter.com /story.aspx?a15ded19-0973-410d-85ae-de2e1b2df67e   (466 words)

  
 Kona Activities
Kona International Airport at Keahole (airport code KOA) is located approximately 10 miles north of the town of Kailua-Kona.
United Airlines has four daily non-stop flights to Kona from the mainland, with connections to all parts of the US and the world: from San Francisco in the morning using a Boeing 767 jet and in the afternoon using a Boeing 757-200 jet, and from Los Angeles in the afternoon using Boeing 757-200 jets.
Also at Kona International Airport are Classic Aviation (329-8687) that offers open cockpit bi-plane tours in modern replicas of 1934 Waco bi-planes, and Mokuele Flight Service (326-7070) that offers air tours and aircraft rentals in a Cessna 172.
www.kona-makai.com /activities.htm   (3432 words)

  
 Keahole Master Plan - R.M. Towill Corporation
The Kona International Airport at Keahole Point is the gateway to West Hawaii.
The original plan for the former Kona Airport was developed by the State Department of Transportation (SDOT) in the early 1970s.
In preparing the Kona International Airport Master Plan, RMTC planners proposed upgrades and expansion of terminal buildings, runway lengthening, new general aviation facilities, new fuel storage facilities, utility upgrades, and expansion of cargo and ground transportation facilities.
www.rmtowill.com /_source_folder/planning/keahole.htm   (164 words)

  
 Big Island Virtual Tour - Instant Hawaii Webservice
Kona coffee is noted for its mellow and rich gourmet flavor.
The large lava fields of the 1800's were used for building the new Kona International Airport as the little one closer to Kailua-Kona was too short and had no future as an international airport.
Today the old airport is a park and a nice place to play tennis, have a picnic or get some sun and sand.
www.hawaii-inns.com /isles-tour/bigisle/hi-tour.htm   (6282 words)

  
 Kona, The Big Island - One of Air Service Hawaii's Six Locations
Kona is located on the western part of the Big Island.
Kailua Kona is the home of the Iron Man Triathalon held the first full moon in the month of October.
Kona is overlaid with scores of ancient lava flows and trimmed with dozens of beaches in a spectrum from white, to amber, to gray, to fl, to olive green.
www.airservicehawaii.com /kona.htm   (175 words)

  
 Hawaii's Big Island Meetings and Conventions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Due to our size, we have two airports - one on the East side of the island, Hilo Airport and the other on the West side, Kona International Airport.
Convenient direct flights into Kona International Airport are available from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Orange County, Vancouver, BC and Tokyo.
Kona International Airport is equipped with on-site customs service and private jets can be accommodated.
www.meetbigisland.com /gettinghere.html   (129 words)

  
 Big Island Smart Travel Tips | Fodor's Online Travel Guide
Several domestic and international airlines serve the Big Island's two airports from the mainland as well as from the other islands.
Charters around the Islands are available from any airport location through Pacific Wings, a charter and scheduled airline serving all airports in Hawai'i with twin-engine Cessna 402C-8 passenger aircraft.
Kona International Airport is about 7 mi (a 10-minute drive) from Kailua-Kona.
www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=big_island@193&cur_section=tra&review=full   (635 words)

  
 Kailua-Kona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Kona Coast on the leeward side is known to be drier and sunnier, perfect weather for growing rich coffee and macadamia nuts, and a favorite playground for residents and vacationers alike.
Renting a car at the airport is the easiest way to see the Big Island as public transportation is very limited and taxis are expensive.
Kona's weather is warm, especially during the summer season, so travel light and pack comfortable walking shoes.
www.ravc.com /Kailua-Kona.htm   (380 words)

  
 FSimCafe.com - Los Angeles International Airport...KLAX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This scenery has all new pylons at the entry to the airport, which now light up in color synchronization with the tower and restaurant structure at the airports center, just like the real light show at this airport.
There are also airport vans in various airline liveries parked near the terminals of their perspective airlines.
There is now much greater night traffic flowing through the airport, roadway overlaps have been cleaned up, and the 405 Freeway has been shortened from my previous version to conserve on frame rates, but still provide the visual impact when landing here.
www.fsimcafe.com /Downloads/ShowDownload.aspx?ProductID=66   (257 words)

  
 Flying fascination leads to club
All are at the airport where he rents a hangar.
He has had groups of preschoolers at his hangar at Kona International Airport at Keahole looking at the planes, and letting each one sit in the cockpit.
To encourage participation from the younger generations and to let the public know there now is an EAA chapter in West Hawaii, the public is invited to the next meeting, at 7 p.m.
pages.prodigy.net /cdkaminski/0924eaa.html   (928 words)

  
 Japan's new direct to Kona - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Japan's Chubu International Airport in Nagoya, built on a man-made island and equipped with an 11,550-foot runway, opens today.
Japanese tour operator JALPAK's charter flight will arrive at the Kona International Airport, where passengers will be greeted with hula dancers on the tarmac, flower lei and musicians.
Kona International Airport was chosen by Japan Airlines for the Nagoya charter flight because of its "unique Hawaiian arrival experience," the Big Island Visitors Bureau said.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2005/Feb/17/bz/bz06p.html   (234 words)

  
 Yohkoh10 - Venue
King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel is most conveniently reached from the Kona International Airport.
Flights from the Hilo Airport and from neighbor islands are available and average 30-40 minutes.
From the Hilo International Airport to Kona, it is 126 miles and a 2 hour 45 minute drive going south on Highway 11 or 92 miles and a 2 hour 30 minute drive going north on Highway 19.
solar.physics.montana.edu /y10/venue.html   (537 words)

  
 Hiroshi Ito - Airport & Aviation Professionals Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
His aviation experience is in airport planning, facility programming, design and construction management, and providing technical and operational expertise in the implementation of airport capital improvement programs in Hawaii.
Ito is assisting in the development a of $150M major terminal redevelopment at the Honolulu International Airport that includes a concourse extension, renovation of existing concourses, and a significant change to passenger movement system and concessions.
In addition, he is responsible for the coordination of several projects at the Hilo International Airport and the Kona International Airport at Keahole.
www.avairpros.com /employee/h_ito.html   (321 words)

  
 Island Issues Past Shows
Kona has several car clubs proposing to build a car racing facility on the West side--possibly a drag strip plus facilities for road racing.
Currently Kona is the only major airport in the state without a second runway, leaving us vulnerable in case the current runway is shut down.
Kona currently is the only major airport in the State without a second runway, and therefore, if there ever were a problem that closed the runway, Kona would have no alternative way to do takeoffs and landings.
www.islandissues.com /pastshows.html   (11240 words)

  
 Kauai Garden Island News
According to the Congressman, the TSA agency has begun a recruitment drive to hire part-time airport security screeners at five airports on the Neighbor Islands and O‘ahu.
In a May 22 letter to Undersecretary of Transportation for Security James Loy, Case asked TSA why it was cutting 242 airport security positions in the state.
Case also noted in the May letter that previous staffing levels of security screeners set during Hawaii's low-travel period were wholly insufficient for handling long lines of travelers at the state's airports.
www.kauaiworld.com /articles/2003/09/25/news/news05.txt   (433 words)

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