PHKO Kona International Airport at Keahole [KOA]
(2,700 acres) Kailua-Kona, HI
Four Nearby Instrument Airports:
[PHMU] 26 NE ; [PHTO] 56 E ; [PHHN] 63 N ;
[PHOG] 73 N ;(ave. distance: 55 nm)
Total Based Aircraft: 59
(33 single-props, 6 multi-props, 2 gliders & ultralights)
(18 helicopters)
Operations & ATC:
(ave. 321 ops/day (34% local) … with 1,276,343 enplanements in 2012)
16hr Contract tower
FAA compiles ATADS data for this facility. Airport operations in 2012 were DOWN 24% from the peak year (2005).
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Airport Funding:
Four-year average AIP funding: $5,386,385 per year. Last AIP was Grant Sequence #36: $17,014,671 for “(KOA) Construct Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Building”
— Average AIP Subsidy is $46 per operation.