Dillingham Airfield is a general aviation airport operated by the Hawaii Department of Transportation.
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Kawaihāpai Airfield, formerly known as Dillingham Airfield, is a general aviation airfield owned by the U.S. Army and managed by the State of Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) under authority of a 50-year lease. The site has been operated as a military installation since the 1920’s. HDOT began management of the facility in 1962.
HDOT leases 271 acres of the 650-acre Dillingham Military Reservation and operates the single 9,000-foot runway primarily for commercial glider and skydiving operations. The facility is a joint military/civil use airfield with the Army having first priority for air-land operations and helicopter night-vision training.
Military aviation will utilize the airfield both day and night. The airfield is not lighted for general aviation night operations. General aviation hours of operation are April 1 -September 30 from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. daily and October 1 – March 31 from 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. daily.
The Department of the Army Lease No. DACA84-1-24-0025 for Kawaihāpai Airfield can be viewed here: HDH Army Lease No. DACA84-1-24-0025 Eff. July 6, 2024 to July 5, 2074 and HDH Army Lease No. DACA84-1-24-0025 Exhibit D REC 4431.
