HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
(4,220 acres) Honolulu, HI
Four Nearby Instrument Airports:
[PHJR] 8 W ; [PHMK] 47 E ; [PHLU] 53 E ;
[PHNY] 63 SE ;(ave. distance: 43 nm)
Total Based Aircraft:234
(126 single-props, 47 multi-props)
(7 jets, 22 helicopters, 32 military aircraft)
Operations & ATC:
(est. 854 ops/day (76% commercial)
24hr FAA tower♦FAA staffing as of 9/20/14:96
FAA’s ATADS data shows Peak Year was 1992. Total airport operations in 2014 were DOWN 23% from the peak year.
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HNL ATADS data, 1991-2014:
| Year | Commercial Ops | % Commercial | TOTAL OPS | Change from Peak Year |
| 1991 | 261,437 | 65% | 403,570 | 0% |
| 1992 | 261,341 | 65% | 403,708 | PEAK YEAR |
| 1993 | 239,701 | 67% | 358,543 | -11% |
| 1994 | 249,682 | 69% | 359,569 | -11% |
| 1995 | 269,929 | 72% | 373,906 | -7% |
| 1996 | 266,016 | 71% | 372,099 | -8% |
| 1997 | 247,056 | 69% | 357,970 | -11% |
| 1998 | 223,821 | 66% | 336,672 | -17% |
| 1999 | 234,626 | 68% | 346,477 | -14% |
| 2000 | 237,938 | 69% | 345,496 | -14% |
| 2001 | 223,676 | 68% | 326,994 | -19% |
| 2002 | 223,812 | 69% | 323,726 | -20% |
| 2003 | 211,036 | 69% | 305,665 | -24% |
| 2004 | 232,580 | 73% | 320,275 | -21% |
| 2005 | 249,212 | 75% | 330,546 | -18% |
| 2006 | 247,805 | 78% | 316,713 | -22% |
| 2007 | 246,565 | 80% | 307,112 | -24% |
| 2008 | 221,970 | 79% | 282,124 | -30% |
| 2009 | 216,909 | 79% | 275,487 | -32% |
| 2010 | 202,524 | 76% | 265,069 | -34% |
| 2011 | 206,446 | 78% | 264,820 | -34% |
| 2012 | 219,402 | 79% | 278,163 | -31% |
| 2013 | 224,549 | 78% | 286,897 | -29% |
| 2014 | 236,856 | 76% | 311,623 | -23% |
Scrollable aerial view at bing.com. (Click to open in a new window).
Airport Narrative (Overview & History)
The Honolulu International Airport opened in 1927 as John Rodgers Field, and has served for decades as a major airport, focused on serving the Hawaiian tourism industry. The airport shares its four runways with Hickam AFB, and is just southeast of Pearl Harbor. It occupies 4,220 acres, and has a parallel runway built out into Mamala Bay.
Roughly 171 civilian fixed-wing aircraft are based here, as well as 18 helicopters, and 32 military aircraft. ATC services are provided by FAA controllers.
Airport operations have steadily declined since at least 1990. There were 407K total operations in 1990, but 312K in 2014, a 23% decline. This averages out to 854 ops/day, or 16 takeoffs/ATC-hr, i.e., one takeoff every four minutes.
A $1.7B modernization plan was unveiled in 2006, focused almost entirely on buildings (terminals, cargo, parking, etc.).