Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Kahului Airport (ICAO: PHOG / IATA: OGG)
Location (City, Country)
Maui Island ( Kahului, Honolulu)
Airport Type & Size
OGG is a medium-hub primary commercial service airport in Hawaii. It serves as a good place for the domestic and international airport status on the island of Maui. It is mainly a passenger airport and has a few cargo stands. this airport has two runways.
- Runway 2/20: 2,133 m
- Runway 5/23: 1,518 m
Estimated stand breakdown:
- 34 PAX stands: A-E size aircraft ( Located parallel of runway 2/20 )
- 16 shared stands: A-E size aircraft
- 7 PAX stands: A-B size aircraft ( located parallel of runway 5/23 )
- 3 cargo stands: 1 A-C / 2 A-E size aircraft ( located parallel of runway 2/20 )
- Total stands: 44 stands
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
Kahului airport offers:
- A mid-sized Pacific airport with 2 runways great for short and long haul airplanes.
- This airport can link up airplanes flying across the pacific between Oceania and Asia to the Americas.
- This airport is surrounded by a landmass of ocean and water and has so few options for local contracts between the island regions.
- This airport would be extremely hard with the amount of contracts flying into the airport from the start but once it is up to regional and international you can strategize on where you get your contracts from and see where you get the best revenue.
Major Airlines & Routes
- Domestic Airlines: Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska airlines, Southwest airlines, Delta airlines, United airlines, American airlines Lanai air, Hawaii jet-Aire.
- International Airlines: Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Japan airlines, Qantas airlines, Air Nippon airways, Jetstar airways, Korean airways, China airlines, Fiji airways, Philippine airlines, EVA airways, westjet airways, asiana airlines.
Sample routes:
- Domestic: Kailua-kona, Hilo, Lanai, molokai, Kalaeloa, Lihue, Honolulu, Kamuela, hana, Hoolehua,
- North America: Anchorage, Vancouver, Seattle, Edmonton, Calgary, Portland, Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco, San jose, Las Vegas, Salt lake city, Denver, long beach, los Angeles, San diego, Phoenix, Dallas, chicago, new york, atlanta,
Unique Features or Challenges
- 2 active runways both available for use and would be tricky to use for as they cross over each other.
- limited terminal layout so you will need to be careful on where you place your planes.
- This airport would be great for small planes that can hop between islands and can fly to the mainland.
- lots of wind and need to control where to fly around all the volcanic ash.
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