Princeville Airport

Princeville Airport (IATA: HPV, FAA LID: HI01) is a private airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east^[1] of the central business district (CBD) of Hanalei, a village on the island of Kaua‘i in Hawaii, United States. The airport covers 29 acres (12 ha) and has one runway.

Princeville Airport Kahua Mokulele o Princeville
Princeville airport entrance
IATA: HPV ICAO: none FAA LID: HI01
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Princeville Corp.
Location	Hanalei, Hawaii
Elevation AMSL	344 ft / 105 m
Coordinates	22°12′33″N 159°26′44″W
Map
HI01
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 3,560 1,085 Asphalt
Statistics (ending December 31, 2002)
Operations 7,300 Based aircraft 2
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

Princeville Airport opened for operations in 1977.^[2] Shortly thereafter Princeville Airways began scheduled services on September 9, 1980, between Honolulu and Princeville, Kauai using two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL capable turboprop aircraft. It served this initial regular commuter route between Princeville and Honolulu primarily for Princeville Resort guests.^[3]

The State of Hawaii in 1994 entered into an agreement with the owners of the airport to take over operations and management. In 1996 the Session Laws of Hawaii created Act 287 to appropriate $100,000 for a design to widen Runway 5-23. The State dropped the airport lease in 1999.^[2]

On May 1, 2019, Makani Kai Air began twice daily service between Honolulu International Airport and Princeville Airport on Kauai.^[4] The airport had been without commercial airline service for more than 20 years after the departure of Island Air in 1997.^[5] Since the merger with Mokulele Airlines, commercial flights from Princeville are no longer offered.^[6]

As of April 24th, 2023 the only operator at the Princeville Airport is Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, which offers tours of the Island of Kaua'i.^[7]

Previous airline service

• Island Air (Honolulu)
• Makani Kai Air (Honolulu)

See also

• List of airports in Hawaii

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for HI01 PDF
2. "Princeville Airport". Hawaiian Aviation. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
3. "History | Island Air Hawaii". 2012-05-01. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
4. Schaefers, Allison (April 17, 2019). "Makani Kai offering Princeville-Honolulu flights". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
5. Jones, Jay (May 1, 2019). "Flights to Kauai's North Shore restart, after more than two decades". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
6. "Makani Kai Air". www.makanikaiair.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
7. "Blue Hawaiian Helicopters reopens at Princeville Airport on Kaua'i | Kauai Now". | Blue Hawaiian Helicopters reopens at Princeville Airport on Kaua‘i. Retrieved 2024-04-16.

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for HI01
  • AirNav airport information for HI01
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for HI01