# Kalaupapa Airport (LUP / PHLU)

**Kalaupapa Airport** (IATA: LUP, ICAO: PHLU) is a small airport in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States. It opened in Oct 1941. It has one runway, 2,700 ft (823 m) long, asphalt. In 2024 it handled 9 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/phlu

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LUP / PHLU
- FAA: LUP
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States
- Opened: Oct 1941
- Elevation: 24 ft / 7 m
- Coordinates: 21.2110, -156.9740
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,700 ft / 823 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 9,379 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC-10 · Pacific/Honolulu
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaupapa_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2479108
- Weather station: PHMK · WMO 91186
- Ident: PHLU

## Timeline

- Oct 1941: Kalaupapa Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,700 ft / 823 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 061° / 241° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 3,289 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 9,617 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 26,632 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 11,881 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 11,218 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 6,285 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 12,830 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 4,256 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 6,583 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 14,349 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 8,355 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 9,379 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [MKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phmk.md) Molokai Airport · United States · 8.7 mi / 14 km · Mokulele Airlines
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 62 mi / 99 km · Mokulele Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LUP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- MW [Mokulele Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mokulele-airlines) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 9K (2024) | #2,718 of 3,974 | #154 in Oceania | #467 in US |
| Longest runway | 2,700 ft / 823 m | =18,324 of 29,858 | #1,632 in Oceania | =6,652 in US |
| Elevation | 24 ft / 7 m | =40,976 of 43,403 | =1,977 in Oceania | =15,171 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =42 in Oceania | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [MKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phmk.md) Molokai Airport · 8.8 mi / 14 km
- [18HI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/18hi.md) Brandt Field · 16 mi / 26 km
- [HI49](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hi49.md) Panda Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [JHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phjh.md) Kapalua Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [LNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phny.md) Lanai Airport · 29 mi / 47 km
- [OGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phog.md) Kahului International Airport · 41 mi / 66 km

## In collections

- [Shortest runways with airline service](https://dromopedia.com/collections/shortest-scheduled) #54

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Kalaupapa Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kalaupapa_Airport&oldid=1366692078), revision of 29 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/phlu/data