AviatDataKalaupapa Airport LUP / PHLU
Kalaupapa, Hawaii · United States · State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation - Airports Division
8kpax · 2024
Limited hours
ICAO / IATAPHLU / LUP
OperatorState of Hawaii, Department of Transportation - Airports Division
Coordinates21.2110°N, 156.9736°W
Elevation24 ft · 7 m
Time zoneHST (UTC-10, no DST)
Passengers / yr8,348 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referencePHLU — FAA Chart Supplement / d-TPP
Operating hoursAttended Mon-Fri 0700-1530 HST; no control tower. Access restricted: State Department of Health clearance / NPS permit required to enter the Kalaupapa settlement. PPR for hazmat/explosives.
TerminalsOne small single-story passenger terminal; no jet bridges/gates
Runways (1)
- 5/23 · 823 m / 2,700 ft · 23 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Served by Mokulele Airlines to Honolulu (HNL) and Molokai (MKK); EAS-subsidized (last carrier Makani Kai Air) until May 2018. Remote peninsula airport with no road access to the rest of Molokai, adjacent to the NPS-administered Kalaupapa National Historical Park (historic Hansen's disease/leprosy settlement) requiring visitor permits. No fuel available on field. Annual passengers estimated as 2x FAA CY2024 enplanements (4,174).
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Mokulele Airlines
Sole scheduled passenger carrier at Kalaupapa Airport, operating Cessna 208 Grand Caravans under a federal Essential Air Service contract linking LUP with Honolulu and Hoolehua (Molokai). Mokulele is a Surf Air Mobility brand operated alongside sister carrier Southern Airways Express. No third-party ground handler is listed for this restricted-access field; Mokulele's own crew self-handles passengers and baggage at the small HDOT terminal. · Per EAS flight schedule (field attended Mon-Fri 0700-1530)
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
Kamaka Air (self-handled cargo carrier)
Honolulu-based interisland air cargo carrier operating scheduled weekday cargo flights to Kalaupapa with Cessna 208 Grand Caravans, plus on-demand charters; fleet also includes a Cessna SkyCourier used elsewhere on its network. Self-handles its own freight at the strip and is a primary freight lifeline for the road-inaccessible Kalaupapa settlement alongside the annual barge. · Weekday morning scheduled cargo flights; charters on request
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available
Hawaii DOT Airports Division (airport operator)
State airport operator directly runs the passenger terminal and airfield at LUP; field attended Mon-Fri 0700-1530. No FBO, no fuel (no Jet A or 100LL), and no airframe/powerplant services on the field per AirNav; settlement access is restricted and requires a Department of Health/National Park Service permit. · Mon-Fri 0700-1530
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Hotel & travel
Not listed