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Hilo Airport Closed at Dusk - ChunksterK - 06-13-2021
The Hilo airport's main runway has had a complete malfunction and shutdown of its lights. As a result, no flights will be allowed after dark, and tonight's flight from LAX has already been cancelled. The reporting is sketchy so far, but here's a link:
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/06/13/malfunctioning-lights-close-runway-hilo-airport-until-further-notice/
RE: Hilo Airport Closed at Dusk - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 06-13-2021
Where are several hundred tiki torches when you need them?
RE: Hilo Airport Closed at Dusk - Hotinhawaii2 - 06-13-2021
What a mess! My Sunday night United flight has been postponed until the next morning so I will miss my connections. And United is still listing the night flights as an option for the next few days!
RE: Hilo Airport Closed at Dusk - kalakoa - 06-13-2021
Of course Hawaiian can still land their interisland flights on the small runway, so it really only affects the competition. How convenient.
RE: Hilo Airport Closed at Dusk - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 06-13-2021
it really only affects the competition
Hawaiian Air & Southwest both continue flying into Hilo at night.
Southwest has a Honolulu to Hilo flight scheduled for 9:45 PM arrival tonight.
RE: Hilo Airport Closed at Dusk - Justin - 06-14-2021
My wife was supposed to fly out of Hilo last night. Fortunately (for her, less so for me), I was able to drive her to Kona for the KOA-LAX flight, and get back about 4 hours after I left Pahoa.
RE: Hilo Airport Closed at Dusk - eightfingers2.0 - 06-14-2021
Saw on the news tonight it was fixed. Broken transformer.
RE: Hilo Airport Closed at Dusk - kalakoa - 06-14-2021
https://www.kitv.com/story/44098131/hilo-airport-runway-now-open-between-dusk-and-dawn
A United Airlines and Southwest Airlines flight were affected that night. Southwest also canceled Sunday morning's scheduled seven a.m. flight from Hilo to Honolulu because it did not have a plane in place.