Introduction to the Upolu Airport (UPP)

An introduction to the Upolu Airport (UPP) on the north side of the Big Island of Hawaii.

The Upolu Airport is a general aviation facility located on the northern-most tip of the Big Island of Hawaii near the town of Hawi. It has a single runway and two parking areas, one for the passenger terminal and one near the general aviation tie-down area. The airport does not have an air traffic control tower. Access to the airport is via a small road that connects the airport with the Akoni Poule Highway.

Facts About the Upolu Airport
TYPE: General Aviation Airport
SIZE: About 82 acres
RUNWAYS: One (3,800 feet long
ELEVATION: About 96 feet above sea level
BUILT: 1927 for U.S. Air Service and U.S. War Department
LAND FORMERLY OWNED BY: Hawaii Mill and Plantation Company
AIRPORT FORMERLY KNOWN AS: Suiter Field Airstrip
NAMED AFTER: First Lieutenant Wilbur C. Suiter
Re-NAMED UPOLU AIRPORT: September 18, 1930
LOCATION: About 3.5 miles north of Hawi Town
NEAREST TOWN: Hawi Town
REGION: Kohala Region
ISLAND: Hawaii Island
COUNTY: Hawaii County
STATE: State of Hawaii

If traffic through the Upolu Ariportincreases in the future, the State of Hawaii might build a parallel taxi-way south of the runway, and they might move the terminal farther away from the runway to provide better clearance and additional aircraft parking.

Upolu Airport - Official Web Site
The airport is located at the Intersection of Upolu Airport Road and Upolu Point Road in the North Kohala Region of Hawaii Island.

Upolu Airport (UPP) - Official Web Site
82-acre general aviation airport in the North Kohala Region on the northwest side of Hawaii Island. The airport's one runway is 3800 feet long and 75 feet wide. Originally known as Suiter Field.

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