How else are you going to see the grand island of Oahu? It opened up in 1927.
Located
It is located here
Facts
- It is a public/military airport
- Owned and operated by
- Hawaii Department of Transportation
- Serves
- Well, I would say the island of Oahu
- Opened
- Yes, it opened up in 1927.
- Hub for
- Aloha Air Cargo
- Asia Pacific Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Mokulee Airlines
- Tansair
- Corporate Air
- They have 6 runways
- 2 are water
- Interesting
- 2 are water
- Aircraft operations
- 274,771 (2021)
- Passengers
- 12,064,992 (2021)
History
It was opened up in 1927 as John Rodgers Airport. It was named after a Naval officer John Rodgers, who served in Word War I. This was the first airport in Hawaii. When PeraPearlbor was attacked. The U.S. military grounded all civil aircraft and took over all airports. Thus the airport was known as the Naval Air Station Honolulu.
The Navy built a control tower and a terminal building. It was returned to the Territory of Hawaii in 1946. In 1947, the airport was renamed Honolulu airport and later became Honolulu International.
Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) used it as a transpacific hub.
They made some overalls over the years. Governor Linda lingle in March of 2006 signed a 12-year, $2.3 billion. The Honolulu International Airport funded part of it.
In 2011, Hawaiian Airlines funded the check-in lobby of the interisland terminal. It was the first expansion in 15 years. This upgrade wasn’t part of the $2.3 Billion.
Airline share
When it comes to who flies to Hawaii, there is quite a bit. Here is a breakdown of the market share.
- Hawaiian Airlines
- 5,312,000
- United Airlines
- 1,950,000
- Southwest Airlines
- 1,773,000
- American Airlines
- 1,115,000
- Delta Airlines
- 1,008,000
- Other
- 980,000
A couple of the above are surprising numbers.
Top destinations[edit]
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
| 1 | Los Angeles, California | 1,111,000 | Alaska, American, Delta, Hawaiian, Southwest, United |
| 2 | Kahului, Hawaii | 906,000 | Hawaiian, Southwest |
| 3 | Lihue, Hawaii | 583,000 | Hawaiian, Southwest |
| 4 | San Francisco, California | 563,000 | Alaska, Hawaiian, United |
| 5 | Kailua–Kona, Hawaii | 558,000 | Hawaiian, Southwest |
| 6 | Hilo, Hawaii | 491,000 | Hawaiian, Southwest |
| 7 | Seattle/Tacoma, Washington | 397,000 | Alaska, Delta, Hawaiian |
| 8 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 313,000 | Hawaiian, Southwest |
| 9 | Phoenix, Arizona | 264,000 | American, Hawaiian, Southwest |
| 10 | San Diego, California | 234,000 | Alaska, Hawaiian, Southwest |
Busiest domestic routes from HNL (September 2021 – August 2022)[105]
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
| 1 | Tokyo–Narita, Japan | 1,642,964 | ANA, Delta, Hawaiian, JAL |
| 2 | Osaka–Kansai, Japan | 747,065 | Air Asia X, Delta, Hawaiian, JAL, Scoot |
| 3 | Seoul–Incheon, South Korea | 481,147 | Asiana, Hawaiian, Korean |
| 4 | Tokyo–Haneda, Japan | 451,125 | ANA, Hawaiian |
| 5 | Sydney, Australia | 446,001 | Hawaiian, Jetstar, Qantas |
| 6 | Vancouver, Canada | 254,737 | Air Canada, WestJet |
| 7 | Nagoya–Centrair, Japan | 254,027 | Delta, JAL |
| 8 | Auckland, New Zealand | 195,251 | Air New Zealand, Hawaiian |
| 9 | Shanghai-Pudong, China | 133,393 | China Eastern |
| 10 | Manila, Philippines | 116,531 | Philippine Airlines |
I took this from From <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_K._Inouye_International_Airport>
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