Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Kahua Mokulele Kauʻāina o Daniel K. Inouye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Hawaii Department of Transportation / United States Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Oahu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | March 21, 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°19′07″N 157°55′21″W / 21.31861°N 157.92250°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: Hawaii Dept. of Transportation-Airports Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (IATA: HNL, ICAO: PHNL, FAA LID: HNL), also known as Honolulu International Airport, is the main and largest airport in Hawaii. The airport is named after Honolulu native and Medal of Honor recipient Daniel Inouye, who represented Hawaii in the United States Senate from 1963 until his death in 2012. The airport is in the Honolulu census-designated place 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Honolulu's central business district. The airport covers 4,220 acres (1,710 ha), more than 1% of Oahu's land.
Daniel K. Inouye Airport offers nonstop flights to many places in North America, Asia, and Oceania. The airport serves as the main hub of Hawaiian Airlines and is also a base for Aloha Air Cargo. The airport is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a large-hub primary commercial service facility.