Lihue Airport – LIH Lihue
Lihue Airport it is a public state-owned airport with an airport code of LIH, located southeast coast of Lihu’e, Kauai County, Hawaii and is being operated by Department of Transportation, Airports Division. The airport serves as the main airport in Kauai for it handled both its domestic and international flights and plays a major role in the county’s tourism. It is the setting of four motion pictures’ scenes including Six Days Seven Nights, Soul Surfer, Honeymoon in Vegas and The Descendants. Lihue Airport was categorized as Small-hub Primary Commercial Service Facility by the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017-2021.
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LIH-Lihue Airport has a total land area of 915 acres with two paved asphalt runways. In 2017, it has a total of 129,572 aircraft operations or a daily average of 355 consisting mainly of air taxi, scheduled commercial flights and general aviation. The airport also is the hub of 46 aircrafts including single-engine, multi-engine, and helicopter. Lihue Airport (LIH) air service is being catered by eight airline companies to nearly 20 destinations. The busiest routes from Lihue Airport are to Honolulu, Los Angeles and Seattle. Arriving at the airport, you can visit the city of Princeville.
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The 4-star Kauai Marriott Resort is a beachfront retreat hotel situated 2.4 miles to Lihue Airport. The hotel offers free parking, outdoor pool, free Wi-Fi access and hot tub. Other nearby hotels are the cozy Garden Island Inn and The Kauai Inn.
The Port Allen Airport (PAK) is just a 30-minute drive from Lihue Airport that also caters the air service needs of Kauai County, Hawaii.
