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Kalaupapa Airport is a regional public use airport of the state of Hawaii, located on the northern peninsula of the island of Molokai, two nautical miles (4 km) north of Kalaupapa Settlement, in Kalawao County.〔 Most flights to Kalaupapa originate from Molokai Airport or from airports on the other Hawaiian islands by unscheduled air taxis and general aviation. It is also used as a cargo facility carrying goods for Kalaupapa, which has no road access from the rest of Molokai. The airport offers scheduled passenger service from Makani Kai Air, which began providing Essential Air Service (EAS) subsidized scheduled passenger service in January 2012, using two nine-seat Cessna Grand Caravans. 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Order 2006-12-3: Pacific Wings to provide subsidy-free EAS beginning April 1, 2007 )〕 Pacific Wings ceased operations in Hawaii in 2013. The scheduled service from Kalaupapa to Molokai Airport is among the shortest scheduled flights in the world.〔("Longest-serving pilot on world’s shortest flight retires" ), Skift.com, May 27, 2013 (accessed 2014-01-22).〕 As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 3,206 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, 3,135 enplanements in 2008,〔 〕 2,035 in 2009, and 1,217 in 2010.〔 〕 The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''non-primary commercial service'' airport based on enplanements in 2008 (between 2,500 and 10,000 per year).〔 〕 However, based on annual enplanements in 2009 and 2010, it would be categorized as general aviation. == Facilities and aircraft == 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 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, 2010, the airport had 5,844 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day: 85% air taxi, 9% general aviation, and 7% military.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kalaupapa Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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