#Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole

Update/Runway reopens: HDOT shuts down airport in Kona to assess runway cracks

The runway at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport (KOA) on the Island of Hawaiʻi has reopened and flights have resumed this morning. Air travelers are asked to check with their airline for any potential schedule impacts. The runway was closed overnight while crews worked to repave a 10 foot by 20 foot section of runway that was cracked. Transportation officials say the state was scheduled to reconstruct the entire 11,000-foot runway this year, but recent rains resulted in cracks and accelerated pavement degradation on the runway.

Hawaiian Airlines reconnects Kona and Haneda via nonstop flights

Hawaiian Airlines restarted nonstop service between Tokyo Haneda and the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole – a route that was paused on March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.