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Opened in March 1927 as John Rodgers Airport, Honolulu International Airport is the principal hub of Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines, two of the largest commercial carriers in the nation. Both offer flights between the various airports of the Hawaiian Islands and serve routes to the continental United States and Canada. Honolulu International Airport is host to major United States and international flagship commercial carriers with direct routes to American, Asian, Pacific Rim and European destinations.
Honolulu International Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawai'i. The official authority of Honolulu International Airport is the Governor of Hawai'iIolani Palace. The Governor of Hawaii also called Ke Kia‘aina o Hawai‘i is the chief executive of the State of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6. It is a directly. He or she appoints the Director of the Hawai'i State Department of Transportation who has jurisdiction over the Hawai'i Airports Administrator.
The Hawai'i Airports Administrator oversees six governing bodies: Airports Operations Office, Airports Planning Office, Engineering Branch, Information Technology Office, Staff Services Office, Visitor Information Program Office. Collectively, the six bodies have authority over the four airport districts in Hawai'i: Hawai'i DistrictThe Island of Hawai‘i is the largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is said to have been named after Hawai‘iloa, a legendary Polynesian navigator to whom discovery of the Hawaiian Islands is attributed. The island is administered under the County of Hawai‘i, Kaua'i DistrictKauai Kaua‘i with Okina) is the oldest and fourth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands. Known also as the "Garden Isle", Kauai lies 105 miles (170 kilometers) across the Kauai Channel, northwest of O‘ahu. Of volcanic origin, the highest point on the mount, Mau'i DistrictMaui is also the name of the mythological demigod of various Polynesian cultures, including that of ancient Hawai‘i; see Maui (mythology). Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727 square miles (1883 km˛). Native Hawaiian tradition gives t and the principal O'ahu District. Honolulu International Airport is a subordinate of the O'ahu District officials.
Honolulu International Airport has four major runwaysA runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. Runways may be a prepared surface, (often asphalt or concrete) or an unprepared surface ( grass, dirt, gravel). Large airports may have several runways. They are identifie. The principal runway designated 8R/26L, also known as the Reef Runway, is the world's first major runway constructed entirely offshore. Completed in 1977For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January 1 First woman Episcopal priest ordained January 6 EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious " legionnaire's disease" Januar, the Reef Runway is a designated alternate landing site for the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA (established 1958) is the government agency responsible for the United States of America's space program and long-term general aerospace research. A civilian organization, it conducts (or oversees) re space shuttle program in association with Hickam Air Force Base, which shares Honolulu International Airport's airfield operations.
Honolulu International Airport has three main terminals, one serving the interisland flights of Hawaiian Airlines, Aloha Airlines and other local carriers. A second terminal serves flights to and from the United States mainland and international destinations. A third terminal serves commuter services. The entire terminal complex features twenty-four hour medical services, restaurants, shopping centers and a business center with conference rooms for private use. Main roads leading to the Honolulu International Airport are Nimitz Highway and the Queen Liliuokalani Freeway of Interstate H-1. Passengers have the option of using various short-term and long-term parking structures on the campus of Honolulu International Airport.