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19-816: The airport offered scheduled passenger service from Makani Kai Air , which began providing scheduled passenger service in January 2012, using two nine-seat Cessna Grand Caravans . This service was subsidized by the Essential Air Service (EAS) program until May 2018. Previously, Pacific Wings had provided scheduled passenger service at Kalaupapa; this was subsidized by the EAS program from 2000 until April 2007, when Pacific Wings began providing subsidy-free service. Pacific Wings ceased operations in Hawaii in 2013. The scheduled service from Kalaupapa to Molokai Airport

38-489: A community can demonstrate that it is due to a temporary decline. The Department of Transportation, pursuant to the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act of 2015, is required to negotiate a local cost share with communities located less than 40 miles (64 km) from a small hub airport. Critics question the economic and environmental efficiency of the service. According to a 2006 New York Times article on

57-582: A result; the other seven passengers and the pilot survived. Makani Kai Air Makani Kai Air , was an FAA Part 135 scheduled air carrier based in Honolulu , Hawaii. It was a subsidiary of Schuman Aviation Company as well as Mokulele Airlines . The airline offered regularly scheduled passenger service between Honolulu International Airport , Hoolehua Airport, Molokai , Kalaupapa Airport, Molokai , Kahului, Maui and Princeville Airport, Kauai . The scheduled service between Kalaupapa to Hoolehua Airport

76-565: A small passenger terminal and airport support areas. The airport does not have a control tower. To comply with the wishes of the community and to minimize disturbance to the surrounding national park, no significant improvements are planned. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2016, the airport had 3,294 aircraft operations, an average of 9 per day: 73% air taxi , 18% general aviation and 9% military . In April 2022, there were no aircraft based at this airport. The following airline offers scheduled passenger service: Kalaupapa Airport

95-828: Is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawaii. The official authority of Kalaupapa Airport is the Governor of Hawaii . The governor appoints the Director of the Hawaii State Department of Transportation who has jurisdiction over the Hawaii Airports Administrator. The Hawaii Airports Administrator oversees six governing bodies: Airports Operations Office, Airports Planning Office, Engineering Branch, Information Technology Office, Staff Services Office, Visitor Information Program Office. Collectively,

114-509: The International Air Transport Association . The Alternate Essential Air Service program grants funds directly to the municipality or airport authority instead of the air carrier. This allows the community to recruit air service that would not otherwise meet EAS guidelines, such as more frequent service with smaller aircraft, less-than-daily service, flights to differing destinations at different times of

133-503: The United States , which had been served by certificated airlines prior to deregulation in 1978 , maintain commercial service. Its aim is to maintain a minimal level of scheduled air service to these communities that otherwise would not be profitable. The program is codified at 49 U.S.C.   §§ 41731 – 41748 . The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) subsidizes airlines to serve communities across

152-644: The contract in January 2012. In June 2013, Makani Kai began regular daily service to "topside" Molokai at the Hoolehua Airport. On May 1, 2019, Makani Kai Air began twice-daily service between Honolulu International Airport and Princeville Airport on Kauai. On August 1, 2019, Makani Kai Air began air service between Kahului, Maui, and Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. On June 3, 2020, Makani Kai announced it would be merging with Mokulele Airlines , another commuter airline operating in Hawaii, with

171-522: The cost of the program to $ 50 million by stricter eligibility criteria and requiring the local governments of the areas served to contribute to the cost. The Heritage Foundation argued in 2014 that rural airports should receive no federal subsidies through the Essential Air Service program; rather, state and local governments that value the air services should support them. The Congressional Research Service has reported in 2018 that since

190-771: The country that otherwise would not receive scheduled air service. As of June 1, 2015, 159 communities in the US received EAS subsidies, of which 44 were in Alaska, two in Hawaii, and one in Puerto Rico . The decision as to what degree of subsidized service a community requires is made based on identifying a specific hub for the community and from there determining the number of trips, seats, and type of aircraft that are necessary to serve that hub. These increases occurred despite numerous Congressional measures to contain program spending. The George W. Bush Administration sought to reduce

209-481: The early 2000s federal subsidies for the EAS have nearly tripled to almost $ 300 million per year. By May 2023, the subsidies amounted to $ 394.2 million per year. Pursuant to the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2000, no community within the 48 contiguous states may receive a subsidy greater than $ 200 per passenger unless the community is more than 210 miles (340 km) from

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228-578: The nearest large or medium hub airport. Pursuant to the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, to be eligible for the program, a community in the contiguous 48 states must either maintain an average of 10 or more enplanements per service day or be located more than 175 miles (282 km) from the nearest large or medium hub airport. The criteria for 10 or more enplanements can be waived by the Secretary of Transportation, on an annual basis, if

247-518: The new airline operating under the Mokulele brand. Makani Kai owner Richard Schuman oversees the combined airline. Schuman Aviation Company's other subsidiaries, Magnum Helicopters, and Hawaii Aviation Services are not part of the merger. Makanai Kai Air served the following destinations prior to the merger: Essential Air Service Essential Air Service ( EAS ) is a U.S. government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in

266-584: The program, the subsidy per passenger, averaged across the entire program excluding Alaska , is approximately $ 74, and much higher on some particularly poorly patronized flights where subsidies are as high as $ 801 per passenger. The program is politically popular in the cities receiving the subsidized flights, many of which use an airport with scheduled service as a selling point to attract industry to their regions. Several subsidized airports are within an hour's drive from an unsubsidized airport. The following tables list all Essential Air Service communities under

285-589: The six bodies have authority over the four airport districts in Hawaii: Hawaiʻi District , Kauaʻi District , Maui District and the principal Oʻahu District . Kalaupapa Airport is a subordinate of the Maui District officials. On December 11, 2013, a Makani Kai Air Cessna Grand Caravan bound for Honolulu crashed into the ocean shortly after taking off from Kalauapapa. One passenger, Hawaii State Health Department head Loretta Fuddy , died as

304-467: The various funding programs. This is based on the most recent reports issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and updated to reflect changes based on DOT orders. Docket and order numbers link to their respective pages on the docket management site, which typically includes the original files in PDF and other formats. The hubs are designated using the three-letter IATA airport code assigned by

323-461: The year or week, on-demand air taxi service, scheduled or on-demand ground surface transportation, regionalized air service, or even purchasing an aircraft. This alternative program has most often occurred as a public charter arrangement as prescribed by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 380 . The first airport to enter this program was Manistee County Blacker Airport in 2012. Under

342-572: Was among the shortest flights in the world. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-primary commercial service facility. Kalaupapa Airport covers an area of 55 acres (22 ha ) at an elevation of 24 feet (7 m) above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,700 by 75 feet (823 x 23 m). Facilities include

361-475: Was among the shortest scheduled flights in the world. Schuman Aviation Company, Ltd., also offers charter airplane and helicopter services statewide. Another subsidiary, Magnum Helicopters , offers doors-off tours of the island of Oahu . Makani Kai Air began operations in 1998. It began regularly scheduled passenger service between Honolulu and Kalaupapa in 2009. In 2011, Makani Kai won the Essential Air Service contract for Kalaupapa and commenced service under

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