| 1919 |
An emergency landing
strip was established on Lanai. |
| 1930 |
Inter-Island Airways
(Hawaiian Airlines) begins service to Lanai Airport, a sod
field owned by the Hawaiian Pineapple Company. |
| 1941 |
Air service to Lanai is
stopped as the field is not large enough to handle the
larger aircraft being used by Inter-Island Airways.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor, all airports are taken over by the military. |
| 1946 |
A new airport site for
Lanai is chosen and on September 18 Hawaiian Airlines
resumes service there. |
| 1947 |
The runway and taxiway at
Lanai Airport are paved as the field was a sod strip
unusable in wet weather. This is the first field
constructed by the Hawaiian Aeronautics Commission. |
| 1952 |
An air freight terminal
building is constructed. |
| 1965 |
Construction of a
passenger terminal building begins on June 14 at Lanai
Airport. |
| 1966 |
Lanai Airport’s newly
extended runway is dedicated on October 16. |
| 1992 |
The extension of the
aprons and taxiways at Lanai Airport was completed in
February at a cost of $4.9 million.
A new 4,000 square foot cargo
building was opened in November. |
| 1994 |
The Lanai Airport access
road, parking and utilities were upgraded in January.
A new 15,000 square foot $6.5
million Passenger Terminal Building was opened on Lanai in
January. |
