Kalaeloa Airport
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Kalaeloa Airport, also called John Rodgers Field (the original name of Honolulu International Airport) and formerly Barbers Point Naval Air Station, is a regional airport of the State of Hawai‘i established on July 1, 1999 to replace the Ford Island NALF facilities which closed on June 30 of the same year. Kalaeloa Airport is designated with the International Air Transport Association code JRF. Located on the site of the developing unincorporated town of Kalaeloa and nestled between the Honolulu communities of ‘Ewa Beach, Kapolei and Campbell Industrial Park in West O‘ahu, most flights to Kalaeloa Airport originate from commuter airports on the other Hawaiian islands. Kalaeloa Airport is primarily a commuter facility used by unscheduled air taxis and general aviation.
Authority
Kalaeloa Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawai'i. The official authority of Kalaeloa Airport is the Governor of Hawai‘i. 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 District, Kaua‘i District, Mau‘i District and the principal O‘ahu District. Kalaeloa Airport is a subordinate of the O‘ahu District officials.
External link
- Kalaeloa Airport (JRF) (http://www.hawaii.gov/dot/airports/oahu/jrf/) - Hawaii DOT official site.