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The airport has had several names over its lifetime. At the time of its opening in 1970, it was named the Ke-āhole Airport, after its geographical location, Keāhole Point, itself named after the ʻāhole fish found in the area. [6] [7] In 1993, the airport was renamed Keāhole-Kona International Airport, after the nearby resort town of Kona. [8]
[4] [5] When the much larger Kona International Airport was built further north at Keahole Point in 1970, Aloha and Hawaiian moved their airline flights to this new airfield and the old landing strip was then used for drag racing before being turned into a state park in 1976. [6] The original airstrip was called Old Kona Airport post facto.
Only a few percents of this area has been covered by lava in the past 10,000 years. Zone 9 - Kohala Volcano, which last erupted over 60,000 years ago. Lava Flow Hazard map of Haleakala. The Maui Hazard Zone numbers are a different scale from the island of Hawaiʻi's map. The lava flow hazard zones on Maui use a different scale.
“The park is so big. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is more than 355,000 acres in size,” she said “And the park runs from sea level at the Pacific Ocean – where these lava rock cliffs ...
Big Island Air is a small American air tour operator serving Hawaii. It is based at Kona International Airport and visitors can fly over the active Kilauea Volcano , and the landscape and coastline of the Island of Hawaii.
Apr. 12—The Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport is temporarily closed to patch a crack in the runway, according to state officials. The Hawaii Department of Transportation said in an ...
Muzzy's Airport / L'Anse Landing Field [16] Nan Bar Airport / NOLF 27106 / Flat Rock Field [23] National Airways Airport / National Air Service Airport / National Airport [26] Oakland-Orion Airport [7] Oselka Airport [9] Packard Field, renamed Gratiot Airport in 1940, Roseville, Michigan a/k/a Greater Detroit Airport or Roseville Field. [7] [27 ...
Apr. 4—The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a request for community comments Wednesday, while confirming receipt of proposals from Mokulele Airlines and Pacific Air Charters Inc. Two air ...