Lihue Airport

Lihue Airport Kahua Mokulele o Līhuʻe
Runway 3-21 and the passenger terminal in background; fire station in foreground.
IATA: LIH ICAO: PHLI FAA LID: LIH WMO: 91165 LIH Location of the Lihue Airport
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Hawaii
Operator	Department of Transportation
Serves	Kauai
Location	Lihue, Hawaii
Elevation AMSL	153 ft / 47 m
Coordinates	21°58′34″N 159°20′20″W / 21.97611°N 159.33889°W / 21.97611; -159.33889
Website	hawaii.gov/lih
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 3/21 6,500 1,981 Asphalt 17/35 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 64 20 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 2,680,028 Aircraft operations 128,425 Based aircraft 24
Source: Federal Aviation Administration, Lihue Airport

Lihue Airport (IATA: LIH, ICAO: PHLI, FAA LID: LIH) is a state-owned public-use airport located in the Līhuʻe CDP on the southeast coast of the island of Kauaʻi in Kauai County, Hawaiʻi, United States, two nautical miles east of the center of the CDP.

The airport does not serve as a hub for any airline carrier. Numerous inter-island flights are available daily. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines both operate Boeing 757s between Lihue and their mainland destinations. Alaska Airlines and WestJet operate Boeing 737-800s between Lihue and their mainland destinations; while Hawaiian Airlines uses Boeing 717s for its inter-island routes to Honolulu and Kahului. United Airlines uses both 757s and 737-800s to serve its mainland destinations. Along with its regional jet service, Hawaiian Airlines also serves Lihue Airport with Boeing 767s for seasonal services to Oakland and Los Angeles.