Dillingham Airfield
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Dillingham Airfield (
History
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A communications station called Camp Kawaihapai was established here in 1922 on 67 acres (27 ha) along the Oahu Railway and Land Company line. In the 1920s and 1930s, the railroad transported mobile coast artillery to the site. By 1941, the Army leased additional land and established Mokulēʻia Airstrip.
The runway was paved, extended to 9,000 feet (2,700 m) long, and a crosswind runway added from 1942 to 1945. By the end of
In 1962, the State of Hawaii leased Dillingham for general aviation use. In the 1970s the base was transferred from the Air Force back to the Army. The state signed new leases with the Army in 1974 and 1983. In the 1980s,
Facilities and aircraft
Dillingham Airfield covers an area of 134
As a general aviation joint-use facility, the airfield has one runway, a UNICOM tower, powered aircraft and glider hangars, and a tie down area for recreation aircraft. Jet-A and Avgas are available in a self-serve facility utilizing credit cards for payment. There were plans to extend the taxiway to the end of the 26 runway, but funding was delayed. Air traffic, unless approved prior by the US Army, is limited to daytime operations by general aviation and sport parachuting operations.
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2015, the airport had 103 operators a day: 96%
Authority
Dillingham Airfield is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawaii. The official authority of Dillingham Airfield is the Governor of Hawaii. The governor appoints the Director of the Hawaii State Department of Transportation who has jurisdiction over the Hawaii Airports Administrator.
The Hawaii 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 Hawaii: Hawaii District, Kauaʻi District, Maui District and the principal Oʻahu District. Dillingham Airfield is a subordinate of the Oʻahu District officials.
Filming location
The television series Lost filmed several scenes at Dillingham Airfield, due to its remote location close to the North Shore, where the series was primarily filmed.[5] The fuselage from the fictional Oceanic Airlines flight 815 is also stored at Dillingham, and was transported to the beach when needed for filming.[6]
Accidents and incidents
- On June 21, 2019, a Beechcraft King Air operated by the Oahu Parachute Center crashed at Dillingham Airfield while taking off for a sunset skydiving flight, killing all 11 people on board.[7]
See also
- Hawaii World War II Army Airfields
- List of airports in Hawaii
References
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Dillingham Field". Hawaii Aviation archive of historic photos and facts. State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Airports Division. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ "AirNav: PHDH - Dillingham Airfield". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
- ^ Lost filming locations
- ^ Fuselage on "Lost" web site
- ^ "Skydiving plane crashes in Hawaii, killing 11 people". BNO News. June 22, 2019.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
External links
- Hawaii DOT page for Dillingham Airfield
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for HDH
- AirNav airport information for PHDH
- ASN accident history for HDH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for PHDH