5 Comments February 1st, 2009

How do you get to the islands Maui, Hilo, and Oahu, Hawaii? What airport do you have to fly to?

creole queen asked:


I am trying to plan a trip to Hawaii. i don’t know what airport to fly to. Nothing goes directly.

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5 Responses to “How do you get to the islands Maui, Hilo, and Oahu, Hawaii? What airport do you have to fly to?”

  1. Tom T Says:
    February 3rd, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    Here are the list of airports and their code names on various islands:

    Honolulu (HNL) Oahu (HNL)
    Maui (OGG) Kahului (OGG)
    Kauai (LIH) Lihue (LIH)
    Kona (KOA) Kapalua (JHM)
    Hilo (ITO) Princeville (HPV)
    Molokai (MKK) Lanai City (LNY )

    There are direct flights from many cities on the US mainland to Honolulu (on Oahu) and from some cities to Maui . From there, if you want to go to the other islands, there are local Hawaiian carriers that you can use.

    It would help if you’ll disclose your departing city on the mainland and on which Haiwaiian island you plan to stay initially. I can amend my answer after I’ve seen that information.

  2. FelixtheCat Says:
    February 7th, 2009 at 7:19 am

    You can usually fly directlt from the mainland to Honolulu on Oahu, Kona on Hawaii, and Kahului on Maui. If you want to go to one of the smaller airports, you have to go through Honolulu.

    Just for clarification, Hilo is a city on the island of Hawaii (Big Island, to locals).

  3. zudmelrose Says:
    February 8th, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    There are direct flights from the mainland (SFO AND LAX) to:

    Honolulu (Oahu) HNL
    Kahului (Maui) OGG
    Kona (Big Island of Hawaii) KOA
    Lihue (Kauai) LIH

    I believe United and American go to all four. Delta goes to Maui as do a number of charter type airlines like ATA

    In addition to the mainland flights there are 4 interisland airlines that also fly to these airports. Hilo (ITO) can be reached only by flying inter-island with most of those flights originating in Honolulu.

  4. Rani Says:
    February 10th, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    If nothing flies directly from your departure point, then fly into Honolulu. If you want to see Oahu, visit there first, then book an inter-island flight to any outer island. There are currently about 4 airlines flying inter-island, so fares are sometimes very competitive. Make reservations on-line early and you might get a really good deal. Most island are about 30-45 minutes airtime from Honolulu— a short, pleasant flight.
    Be sure to get out of the tourist areas (like Waikiki) and see the other parts of the islands. The natural beauty is not only extremely variegated, it is also quite breath-taking.
    Aloha!
    PS Actually, Hilo now has direct flights from Oakland– ATA, I thiink. Always changing— so ‘shop’ on-line

  5. kikaida42 Says:
    February 11th, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    No, From LA, Las Vegas or Chicago you can book flights directly to Honolulu, Oahu (HNL), or Maui, Hawaii (OGG). Below are the Airports in Hawaii as follows:

    Honolulu, Oahu (HNL)
    Maui, Kahului (OGG)
    Kauai, Lihue (LIH)
    Kona (KOA) Kapalua (JHM)
    Hilo (ITO) Princeville (HPV)
    Molokai (MKK) Lanai City (LNY )

    ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS…