Molokai Airport
MKK · PHMK · Kaunakakai, Hawaii · Maui County · map
Molokai Airport is a public-use airport owned by Hawaii State Airports Div, 6 miles northwest of Kaunakakai, Hawaii, 454 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 4,494 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and about 6 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 33,255 takeoffs and landings a year. About 84,081 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Molokai Airport?
Its FAA code is MKK, and its ICAO code is PHMK.
Where is Molokai Airport?
It is 6 miles northwest of Kaunakakai, Hawaii, 454 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Molokai Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 4,494 feet long.
Does Molokai Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Molokai Airport?
Airline flights go to 6 airports, the busiest of them Daniel K Inouye International, Kahului, Kalaupapa, Lanai, Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Molokai Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Molokai Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MKK · ICAO PHMK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Hawaii State Airports Div
- Elevation
- 454 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 6:30 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 8:15 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Hawaiian Islands sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,494 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 3,118 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 23: threshold displaced 593 ft, 3,901 ft available for landing, brush 23 ft high 400 ft from the end
- Runway 17: threshold displaced 426 ft, 2,692 ft available for landing, fence 12 ft high 80 ft from the end
- Runway 35: fence 4 ft high 248 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 125.7 | Molokai |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 128.2 | Molokai |
| Ground | 121.9 | Molokai |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Molokai |
| Mount Haleakala Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 124.1 | Molokai |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 808-865-6936.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Lanai Airport (23 nm south), Kahului Airport (40 nm east), Daniel K Inouye International (47 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Kahului Airport (40 nm east), Daniel K Inouye International (47 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Hawaii · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When the control tower closed activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and runway 17/35, runway end identifier lights runway 05 - the common traffic frequency.
- <pattern altitude small aircraft 1250' above sea level. Large aircraft 1950' above sea level.
- PAPI not authorized 1.8 NM beyond landing thld due to rapidly rising terrain.
- Approach ratio 23:1 from displaced thld.
- Approach ratio from displaced thld 23:1.
- Brush 1900' from displaced threshold.
- Mtn approximately 1280' above sea level located 2.8 NM from runway 05 threshold on centerline extdd.
- Be alert to egrets and pigeons on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Large aircraft with wingspan greater than 78 feet may not use taxiway a or runway 05/23 for simultaneous operations.
- (E94) lawrs available from tower personnel 6:00 am to 7:00 pm local.
- Standing water/ponding on runway 17/35 near taxiway echo during inclement weather.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 11,796 departures from MKK in those twelve months, carrying 78,487 passengers in 103,972 seats (75% filled), to 6 destinations on 3 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molokai → Daniel K Inouye International MKK–HNL | 7,290 | 50,795 | Southern Airways..., Federal Express Corporation, Western Aircraft, dba Lanai Air |
| Molokai → Kahului MKK–OGG | 3,645 | 25,309 | Southern Airways..., Western Aircraft, dba Lanai Air |
| Molokai → Kalaupapa MKK–LUP | 830 | 2,191 | Southern Airways... |
| Molokai → Lanai MKK–LNY | 24 | 155 | Southern Airways..., Western Aircraft, dba Lanai Air |
| Molokai → Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole MKK–KOA | 5 | 37 | Southern Airways... |
| Molokai → Kapalua MKK–JHM | 2 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
All 6 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 6 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 33,255, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,121 |
| air taxi and commuter | 26,104 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,672 |
| general aviation, local | 745 |
| military | 613 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Kaunakakai from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Kaunakakai, Hawaii: 4 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Hawaii.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 18 aircrew program designees.
- Douglas Froning private pilot; helicopters · Honolulu, HI (47 nm) · (808) 258-1439 · [email protected]
- John Wood private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · George's Aviation Services · Honolulu, HI (47 nm) · (808) 259-1137 · [email protected]
- Jordan Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Honolulu, HI (47 nm) · (928) 551-5525 · [email protected]
- Kele Huia Fergerstrom private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Georges Aviation · Honolulu, HI (47 nm) · (808) 862-5521 · [email protected]
- Naoya Tamanaha private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Honolulu, HI (47 nm) · (808) 850-5173 · [email protected]
- Craig Kanui Kahauolopua private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Kaaawa, HI (48 nm) · (808) 443-4441 · [email protected]
All 34 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Kaunakakai 4 aircraft · 4 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Hawaii 523 since 1982 · 85 in the last ten years
- Daniel K Inouye International (HNL) 7,290 flights in twelve months · Southern Airways Express, dba Mokulele Airlines, Federal Express Corporation
- Kahului (OGG) 3,645 flights in twelve months · Southern Airways Express, dba Mokulele Airlines, Western Aircraft, dba Lanai Air
- Kalaupapa (LUP) 830 flights in twelve months · Southern Airways Express, dba Mokulele Airlines
- Lanai (LNY) 24 flights in twelve months · Southern Airways Express, dba Mokulele Airlines, Western Aircraft, dba Lanai Air
- Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole (KOA) 5 flights in twelve months · Southern Airways Express, dba Mokulele Airlines
- Kapalua (JHM) 2 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Hawaii 14 landing places
- Hawaii 696 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MKK.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.