06-03-2017, 07:25 AM
The 75 million dollar airport improvement that is ongoing at KOA is slated to consolidate the domestic arrival/departure areas into one terminal. There is plans to replace the temporary FIS facility for Int'l arrivals/departures, but there is no funding source for this project yet.
The runaway on Maui isn't long enough to accommodate a fully loaded jumbo jet from a overseas destination. There is weigh restrictions imposed on any of these departures. There was plans to lengthen the runway, but there was strong opposition against this.
The runaway on Maui isn't long enough to accommodate a fully loaded jumbo jet from a overseas destination. There is weigh restrictions imposed on any of these departures. There was plans to lengthen the runway, but there was strong opposition against this.