Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

The airport opened on March 21, 1927, as John Rodgers Airport, after World War I naval officer John Rodgers.{{cite web |url=http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/publications/hnl-gateway-brochure/Airport-timeline-web.pdf |title=Honolulu International Airport...Celebrating 80 years |access-date=January 12, 2009 |year=2007 |work=Gateway to the Pacific: Honolulu International Airport 80th Anniversary |publisher=Hawaii Department of Transportation, Airports Division |quote=John Rodgers Airport was dedicated March 21, 1927. The field was named in honor of the late Commander John Rodgers, who had been Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Station at Pearl Harbor from 1923 and 1925... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823092932/http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/publications/hnl-gateway-brochure/Airport-timeline-web.pdf |archive-date=August 23, 2012 |url-status=live }} It was funded by the territorial legislature and the Chamber of Commerce, and was the first full airport in Hawaii; aircraft had previously been limited to small landing strips, fields, and seaplane docks. From 1939 to 1943, the adjacent Keehi Lagoon was dredged for use by seaplanes, and the dredged soil was moved to HNL to provide more space for conventional planes.

The U.S. military grounded all civil aircraft and took over all civil airports after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Rodgers Field was designated Naval Air Station Honolulu. The Navy built a control tower and terminal building, and some commercial traffic was allowed during daylight hours. Rodgers Field was returned to the Territory of Hawaii in 1946. At the time, at {{convert|4019|acre|km2}}, it was one of the largest airports in the United States, with four paved land runways and three seaplane runways.

John Rodgers Airport was renamed Honolulu Airport in 1947; "International" being added to the name in 1951. Being near the center of the Pacific Ocean it was a stop for many transpacific flights. By 1950, it was the third-busiest airport in the United States in terms of aircraft operations, and its {{convert|13097|ft|m|adj=on}} runway was the world's longest in 1953. In summer 1959, Qantas began the first jet service to Honolulu on its flights between Australia and California.{{cite web |url=http://hawaii.gov/hnl/airport-information/hnl-1960-1969 |title=HNL 1960–1969 |access-date=July 8, 2009 |year=2007 |publisher=Hawaii Department of Transportation, Airports Division |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615061936/http://hawaii.gov/hnl/airport-information/hnl-1960-1969 |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |url-status=live }} Qantas introduced these jet flights with Boeing 707 aircraft operating a routing of Sydney – Fiji – Honolulu – San Francisco.[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, Nov. 6, 1959 Qantas system timetable Aeronautical engineer and airline consultant Frank Der Yuen advised in the design of the original building and founded its aerospace museum.{{cite web |url=http://www.rainengineering.com/acknowledgments.html |title=ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: A detailed review of participants in and their contributions to etheric rain engineering since 1968 |author=Trevor James Constable |access-date=July 8, 2009 |year=2008 |publisher=Etheric Rain Engineering Pte. Ltd. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225121107/http://rainengineering.com/acknowledgments.html |archive-date=February 25, 2009 |url-status=live }}

The original terminal building on the southeast side of runways 4 was replaced by the John Rodgers Terminal, which was dedicated on August 22, 1962, and opened on October 14, 1962. From 1970 through 1978, the architect Vladimir Ossipoff designed a terminal modernization project that remodeled this terminal and created several additions,{{Cite news |first=Benjamin |last=Genocchio |author-link=Benjamin Genocchio |title=A Hawaiian Modernist, by Way of Russia |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, NY |date=September 26, 2008 |access-date=September 28, 2013 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/nyregion/connecticut/28artsct.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523142734/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/nyregion/connecticut/28artsct.html |archive-date=May 23, 2014 |url-status=live }}{{cite book |last1=Ossipoff |first1=Vladimir |author-link1=Vladimir Ossipoff |last2=Sakamoto |first2=Dean |others=et al |title=Hawaiian modern : the architecture of Vladimir Ossipoff |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NXxPtGDcnTsC&pg=PA200 |access-date=September 28, 2013 |year=2007 |publisher=Honolulu Academy of Arts; in Association with Yale University Press |location=Honolulu, HI & New Haven, CT |isbn=9780300121469 |oclc=145377930 |pages=xiii, 101–104, 178, 200–201 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529114249/https://books.google.com/books?id=NXxPtGDcnTsC&pg=PA200 |archive-date=May 29, 2016 |url-status=live }} which included the Diamond Head Concourse in 1970, the Ewa Concourse in 1972, and the Central Concourse in 1980.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020626092642/http://www.hawaii.gov/dot/publicaffairs/presskits/hnl/dates.htm |archive-date=June 26, 2002 |url-status=dead |title=DOT Public Affairs – Press Kits |url=http://www.hawaii.gov/dot/publicaffairs/presskits/hnl/dates.htm |access-date=September 28, 2013}}

Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) used Honolulu as a transpacific hub for many years, initially as a connecting point between the West Coast and Polynesia (Fiji, New Caledonia, and New Zealand) in 1946,{{cite web|title=Pan Am route map, 1946|url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pa/pa46/pa46-07.jpg|access-date=February 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522123426/http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pa/pa46/pa46-07.jpg|archive-date=May 22, 2014|url-status=live}} followed by service to East Asia through Midway Island and Wake Island from 1947.{{cite web |title=Pan Am route map, 1947 |url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pa/pa47/pa47-07.jpg |access-date=February 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522123436/http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pa/pa47/pa47-07.jpg |archive-date=May 22, 2014 |url-status=live }} By 1960, Pan American was serving the airport with Boeing 707 jets. Pan Am flight number 1, operating a 707, flew a westbound routing of San Francisco – Honolulu – Wake Island – Tokyo – Hong Kong and continuing on to New York City via stops in Asia and Europe. The airline also operated nonstop 707 service to Portland, Oregon (continuing to Seattle) and Los Angeles. Pan Am also had direct 707 flights from Honolulu to Calcutta, Guam, Jakarta, Karachi, Manila, Rangoon, Saigon, and Singapore in 1960.[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, April 24, 1960 Pan American World Airways system timetable United Airlines was flying nonstop Douglas DC-6 "Mainliner" service from San Francisco in 1947 and by 1961 was operating Douglas DC-8 jet service nonstop from Los Angeles and San Francisco with direct one-stop DC-8 flights from both Chicago and New York City.[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, Sept. 28, 1947 & June 1, 1961 United Airlines system timetables British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines (BCPA) began serving the airport during the mid-1940s with Douglas DC-4 aircraft flying a routing of Sydney – Auckland – Fiji – Canton Island – Honolulu – San Francisco – Vancouver, B.C.[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, 1948 British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines timetable In 1950, Northwest Airlines was operating nonstop flights from Seattle with Boeing 377 Stratocruiser propliners; by 1961, Northwest was flying daily Douglas DC-8 jet service on a round trip routing of New York City – Chicago – Seattle – Portland, OR – Honolulu.[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, Sept. 24, 1950 & May 28, 1961 Northwest Airlines system timetables Also in 1950, Canadian Pacific Air Lines (which later became CP Air) was operating service between western Canada and Australia with a routing of Vancouver – Honolulu – Canton Island – Fiji – Sydney.[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, April 1, 1950 Canadian Pacific Air Lines system timetable

Honolulu-based air carriers Aloha Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines had both introduced jet service on their respective inter-island routes in Hawaii by 1966 with Aloha operating British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jets and Hawaiian flying Douglas DC-9-10 jets with both airlines also continuing to operate turboprops on their island services at this time.[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, Sept. 6, 1966 Aloha Airlines timetable[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, April 25, 1966 Hawaiian Airlines timetable According to their respective timetables, Aloha was flying Fairchild F-27 and Vickers Viscount propjets while Hawaiian was operating Convair 640 propjets in addition to their new jet aircraft in 1966. Both local air carriers would eventually operate service to the U.S. mainland as well as to the South Pacific while continuing to operate inter-island flights. In 1986, Hawaiian was operating nonstop Lockheed L-1011 Tristar service from Honolulu to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle as well as one-stop direct service to Portland, Oregon, and also nonstop Douglas DC-8 service to Pago Pago with this flight continuing on to Tonga.[http://www.departedflights.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, June 17, 1986 Hawaiian Airlines route map By 2003, Aloha was flying nonstop Boeing 737-700 service to Burbank, Oakland, Orange County, and Vancouver, B.C., with one-stop service to Las Vegas, Phoenix, Reno, and Sacramento in addition to operating nonstop flights to Kwajalein and Pago Pago with one-stop service to Majuro and Rarotonga.[http://www.departedflights.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, Sept. 2, 2003 Aloha Airlines route map

In the spring of 1969, Braniff International introduced nonstop Boeing 707-320 service to Honolulu from Dallas Love Field, Houston Hobby Airport, and St. Louis, with one-stop service from Atlanta, Miami, and New Orleans.[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, March 5, 1969 Braniff International system timetable At the same time, United Airlines introduced daily nonstop Douglas DC-8-62 flights from New York City and was continuing to operate nonstop DC-8 service to Honolulu from Los Angeles and San Francisco.[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, April 27, 1969 United Airlines system timetable Also in 1969, Western Airlines was operating nonstop Boeing 707 and Boeing 720B service not only from several California cities but also from Anchorage, Denver, Minneapolis–St. Paul, and Phoenix. By 1981, Western was operating one-stop McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 service from London Gatwick Airport via a polar route with a stop in Anchorage.[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, April 27, 1969 Western Airlines timetable & route map[http://www.departedflights.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, March 1, 1981 Western Airlines system timetable By the mid-1970s Pan Am offered nonstop service from Honolulu to Japan, Guam, Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji, as well as to cities on the West Coast.{{cite web |title=1973 route map |url=http://www.departedflights.com/PA042973.html |access-date=February 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522123501/http://www.departedflights.com/PA042973.html |archive-date=May 22, 2014 |url-status=live }} Continental Airlines used Honolulu as a stopover point for charter service to Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War era, and to feed its Guam-based Air Micronesia operation.{{cite web |title=1966 – June 1 – Continental Airlines Timetables, Route Maps, and History |url=http://airchive.com/html/timetable-and-route-maps/continental-airlines-and-new-york-air-timetables-route-maps-and-history/1966-june-1-continental-airlines-timetables-route-maps-and-history/6545 |publisher=Airchive |access-date=February 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522124842/http://airchive.com/html/timetable-and-route-maps/continental-airlines-and-new-york-air-timetables-route-maps-and-history/1966-june-1-continental-airlines-timetables-route-maps-and-history/6545 |archive-date=May 22, 2014 |url-status=live }} By the early 1970s, Continental was operating scheduled nonstop flights between Honolulu and Los Angeles, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, including Boeing 747-100 nonstops from Los Angeles and one-stop 747 flights from Chicago. Air Micronesia had service to Guam via stops at Midway Island, Kwajalein, Majuro, Ponape and Truk flying a Boeing 727-100.[http://www.departedflights.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, Oct. 31, 1971 Continental Airlines system timetable[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, Oct. 15, 1971 Air Micronesia timetable & route map American Airlines also operated flights to Auckland, Sydney, Fiji and Pago Pago via Honolulu during the early 1970s in addition to operating nonstop Boeing 707-320 flights from St. Louis.{{cite web|title=1970 – September 14 – American Airlines Timetables, Route Maps, and History|url=http://airchive.com/html/timetable-and-route-maps/american-airlines-timetables-route-maps-and-history/1970-september-14-american-airlines-timetables-route-maps-and-history/4734|publisher=Airchive|access-date=February 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522125655/http://airchive.com/html/timetable-and-route-maps/american-airlines-timetables-route-maps-and-history/1970-september-14-american-airlines-timetables-route-maps-and-history/4734|archive-date=May 22, 2014|url-status=live}}[http://www.departedflights.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, April 29, 1973 American Airlines route map[http://www.departedflights.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, April 1, 1974 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Honolulu flight schedules

Over the years, many foreign air carriers used Honolulu as a transpacific stopover point, including Air New Zealand, BOAC (now British Airways), British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Canadian Pacific Air Lines, China Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Philippine Airlines, Qantas, Real Transportes Aereos (a Brazilian airline), and Singapore Airlines as well as French air carriers Union de Transports Aeriens (UTA) and its predecessor Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux (TAI).{{cite web|title=Airlines and Aircraft Serving Honolulu Effective November 15, 1979|url=http://www.departedflights.com/HNL79intro.html|access-date=February 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522123909/http://www.departedflights.com/HNL79intro.html|archive-date=May 22, 2014|url-status=live}}[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, system timetables for BOAC, British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Canadian Pacific Air Lines, Garuda, Real Transportes Aereos, TAI and UTA BOAC served Honolulu as part of its around the world services during the 1960s and early 1970s, first with Bristol Britannia turboprop airliners and later with Boeing 707 and Vickers VC10 jets.[http://www.timetableimages.com Time table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, April 24, 1960; March 22, 1964; April 1, 1971 BOAC system timetables Pan Am and Trans World Airlines (TWA) also served Honolulu as a stop on their respective around the world services during the early 1970s.[http://www.departedflights.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, April 29, 1973 Pan American World Airways system timetable[http://www.departedflights.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, April 30, 1972 TWA route map In 1979, Braniff International was operating all of its flights from the airport with Boeing 747 aircraft with nonstops to Dallas–Fort Worth, Guam, and Los Angeles as well as one-stop service to Hong Kong and also one-stop service to Bogota in South America.[http://www.departedflights.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, Oct. 26, 1979 Braniff International system timetable Several small airlines based in the South Pacific also served Honolulu. In 1983, Air Nauru was operating Boeing 737-200 nonstop flights from Majuro with direct service from Nauru, Air Niugini was flying Boeing 707 aircraft nonstop from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and Air Tungaru was operating Boeing 727-100 aircraft nonstop from Christmas Island.[http://www.departedflights.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, July 1, 1983 Worldwide Official Airline Guide (OAG) Also in 1983, Honolulu-based South Pacific Island Airways was operating nonstop Boeing 707 service from Anchorage, Guam, Pago Pago and Papeete.[http://www.departedflights.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, July 1, 1983 North American Official Airline Guide (OAG) Pocket Flight Guide, Honolulu flight schedules & July 1, 1983 Worldwide Official Airline Guide (OAG), Honolulu flight schedules

In April 1974, American Airlines, Braniff International, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Pan Am, TWA, United Airlines and Western Airlines were all operating nonstop services on domestic routes from the U.S. mainland while CP Air, a Canadian airline, was operating international nonstop service from Vancouver and on to the South Pacific during the mid-1970s.[http://www.departedflights.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, April 1, 1974 Official Airline Guide (OAG) Pocket Flight Guide, Honolulu flight schedules[http://www.timetableimages.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |date=February 2, 2001 }}, April 25, 1976 CP Air system timetable Just over 25 years later, in June 1999, U.S.-based air carriers operating domestic nonstop services from the mainland included American Airlines, American Trans Air, Continental, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Northwest, TWA, and United, while Air Canada, Canadian Airlines International (the successor to CP Air), and Canada 3000 were operating nonstop services from Canada.[http://www.departedflights.com Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, June 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Honolulu flight schedules

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After thirty years, Ossipoff's "forward-looking and flexible design" for the Overseas Terminal had become quite dated. A 2007 retrospective book on Ossipoff's architecture noted that his terminal design was "facing the challenges of new standards of accessibility, comfort, and security", and was therefore likely to be altered or obliterated in the near future.

On March 24, 2006, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle unveiled a $2.3 billion modernization program for Hawaii airports over a 12-year period, with $1.7 billion budgeted for Honolulu International Airport.{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiiairportsmodernization.com/12/about-the-program |title=About the Program |publisher=Hawaii Airports Modernization Project |access-date=July 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221023850/http://www.hawaiiairportsmodernization.com/12/about-the-program |archive-date=February 21, 2009 |url-status=dead }} The plan involves implementing short-term projects within the first five years to improve passenger service and increase security and operational efficiencies.{{cite news |title=$2.3B airports upgrade proposed |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/03/25/news/story05.html |first=B.J. |last=Reyes |date=March 25, 2006 |access-date=October 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808101346/http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/03/25/news/story05.html |archive-date=August 8, 2010 |url-status=live }}

As part of the modernization, flight display monitors throughout the airport were upgraded, new food and beverage vendors were added, and a new parking garage across from the international arrival terminal was completed. An international arrivals corridor with moving sidewalks built atop the breezeway leading to the Ewa Concourse was completed in 2010.{{cite web |title=New International Arrivals Corridor Opens at Honolulu International Airport |publisher=Office of the Governor |url=http://hawaii.gov/gov/news/files/2009/october/hnl |access-date=January 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017144656/http://hawaii.gov/gov/news/files/2009/october/hnl |archive-date=October 17, 2009 |url-status=live }}

In 2011, Hawaiian Airlines renovated the check-in lobby of the Interisland Terminal, replacing the traditional check-in counters with six circular check-in islands in the middle of the lobbies, which can be used for inter-island, mainland, and international flights. This renovation project was fully funded by Hawaiian Airlines and not a part of the modernization program.[http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/20110331__Hawaiian_Airlines_overhauls_lobbies.html Hawaiian Airlines overhauls lobbies] staradvertiser.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404042401/http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/20110331__Hawaiian_Airlines_overhauls_lobbies.html |date=April 4, 2011 }} Hawaiian Airlines renovating inter-island terminal check-in lobby at Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu Star Advertiser retrieved March 31, 2011

By 2012, Hawaiian Airlines was re-establishing Honolulu International Airport as a connecting hub between the United States mainland and the Asia-Pacific region.Russell, Edward. "[http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-honolulus-reascendant-connecting-hub-378236/ ANALYSIS: Honolulu's reascendant connecting hub] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101042645/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-honolulus-reascendant-connecting-hub-378236/ |date=November 1, 2012 }}." Flightglobal. October 30, 2012. Retrieved on October 30, 2012. That year, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study, the airport had 24% fewer domestic departure flights than it did in 2007.{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/morning_call/2013/05/mit-study-number-of-flights-from.html |title=MIT study: Number of flights from Honolulu fell 24% in five years |publisher=American City Business Journals |date=May 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429184602/http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/morning_call/2013/05/mit-study-number-of-flights-from.html |archive-date=April 29, 2017}}

During the 2016 legislative session, the Hawaii state legislature passed a resolution requesting that the U.S. Department of Transportation rename Honolulu International Airport for the late U.S. senator and Medal of Honor recipient Daniel Inouye.{{cite web|url=http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=88&year=2016|title=Hawaii State Legislature|website=Capitol.hawaii.gov|access-date=2017-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817040917/http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=88&year=2016|archive-date=August 17, 2017|url-status=live}} The new name first appeared in Federal Aviation Administration documentation on April 27, 2017,{{cite web|url=http://khon2.com/2017/04/28/honolulu-airport-renamed-after-late-sen-daniel-inouye/|title=Honolulu airport renamed after late Sen. Daniel Inouye|date=2017-04-29|publisher=KHON2|access-date=2017-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429075524/http://khon2.com/2017/04/28/honolulu-airport-renamed-after-late-sen-daniel-inouye/|archive-date=April 29, 2017|url-status=live}} and the airport was officially renamed in a ceremony at the airport on May 30, 2017.

On June 1, 2018, the Hawaii Department of Transportation started renumbering all gates and baggage claim carousels.{{cite web |title=HNL gates and baggage claims to receive new numbers as part of the Airport Modernization Plan |url=http://hidot.hawaii.gov/airports/hnl-gates-and-baggage-claims-to-receive-new-numbers-beginning-june-1-2018-as-part-of-the-airport-modernization-plan/ |publisher=Hawaii Department of Transportation |access-date=1 June 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517082708/http://hidot.hawaii.gov/airports/hnl-gates-and-baggage-claims-to-receive-new-numbers-beginning-june-1-2018-as-part-of-the-airport-modernization-plan/ |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live }} Gates were renamed alphanumerically, baggage carousels were renumbered from alphanumerical to numerical, and the Interisland and Overseas terminals were redesignated Terminals 1 and 2 respectively. HDOT cited the expansion of existing terminals in the airport as a reason to renumber all gates and baggage carousels. The renumbering was the first done since 1993.

After years of delays, the state airports division broke ground on the Mauka Concourse in Terminal 1 on May 30, 2018, and completed construction on August 26, 2021.{{cite news |last=Schaefers |first=Allison |date=2021-08-26 |title=$270 million Honolulu airport concourse set to open |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/08/26/hawaii-news/270m-honolulu-airport-concourse-set-to-open/ |work=Hawaii News |access-date=2021-08-27}} The first concourse expansion at HNL since 1995, the new concourse includes gates that can accommodate wide-body jets, thus reducing the need for Hawaiian Airlines passengers to walk between Terminals 1 and 2 for overseas arrivals and departures, and freeing up gate space for other airlines.{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiiairportsmodernization.com/3/what-were-doing-now |title=What We're Doing Now: Honolulu International Airport |publisher=Hawaii Airports Modernization Project |access-date=July 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612111315/http://www.hawaiiairportsmodernization.com/3/what-were-doing-now |archive-date=June 12, 2009 |url-status=dead }}

A new consolidated rental car facility (CONRAC) was built on the east side of Terminal 2 and was completed on December 1, 2021. The 1.8 million square foot five-story facility is a short walk from Terminal 2 baggage claim and is also served by a consolidated shuttle bus service.{{Cite web |date=30 November 2021 |title=Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility Opens at HNL Dec. 1 |url=https://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2021/11/30/consolidated-rent-a-car-facility-opens-at-hnl-dec-1/ |access-date=12 March 2023 |publisher=State of Hawaii Department of Transportation}}

In September 2024, the airport announced that travelers with a Hawaii drivers' license or identification card can now present a digital ID at TSA checkpoints at the airport, marking Hawaii as the 11th state to allow the use of digital IDs at security.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-06 |title=Hawaii Becomes 11th State to Allow Digital IDs at TSA Checkpoints |url=https://www.travelmarketreport.com/air/articles/hawaii-becomes-11th-state-to-allow-digital-ids-at-tsa-checkpoints |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=www.travelmarketreport.com}}

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The airport has four major runways, which it operates in conjunction with the adjacent Hickam Air Force Base.{{cite web |url=http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/chronology-of-aviation-in-hawaii/1980-1989 |title=Chronology of Aviation in Hawaii: 1980–1989 |publisher=State of Hawaii Department of Transportation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320010446/http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/chronology-of-aviation-in-hawaii/1980-1989 |archive-date=March 20, 2012 |url-status=live }} The principal runway designated 8R/26L, also known as the Reef Runway, was the world's first major runway constructed entirely offshore. Completed in 1977, the Reef Runway was a designated alternate landing site for the Space Shuttle.

In addition to the four paved runways, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport has two designated offshore waterways designated 8W/26W and 4W/22W for use by seaplanes.

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport has 60 gates (54 jet-way gates and 6 hard stands) in three terminals. Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 are connected post-security, however, passengers walking from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 must pass through a USDA agricultural inspection station for carry-on luggage.

Terminal 1 (formerly known as the "Interisland Terminal") opened in 1993 and has 25 gates.{{cite web|url=https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/announcements/new-hnl-signage|title=New HNL Signage|publisher=Hawaiian Airlines|access-date=2018-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927124859/https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/announcements/new-hnl-signage|archive-date=September 27, 2018|url-status=live}} The $130 million 8-gate terminal was the largest construction project undertaken at that time by the State Airports Division and replaced an earlier terminal built in 1961.{{cite web|url=http://aviation.hawaii.gov/airfields-airports/oahu/honolulu-international-airport/hnl-1990s/|publisher=Hawaii Aviation |title=HNL 1990s |language=en|access-date=2018-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906032247/http://aviation.hawaii.gov/airfields-airports/oahu/honolulu-international-airport/hnl-1990s/|archive-date=September 6, 2018|url-status=live}} In 1995, a 5-gate extension to the terminal, which also featured a new post-security walkway to Terminal 2, opened.

On May 30, 2018, the state airports division broke ground on the Mauka Concourse after years of delays. This new concourse adds space for 11 narrow-body aircraft or six wide-body aircraft and also features a post-security walkway to the rest of Terminal 1 and a new six-lane TSA security checkpoint.{{cite web|url=https://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2018/05/30/hdot-breaks-ground-on-new-mauka-concourse-at-the-daniel-k-inouye-international-airport/|title=HDOT breaks ground on new Mauka Concourse at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|publisher=Hawaii Department of Transportation |language=en|access-date=2019-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025064928/http://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2018/05/30/hdot-breaks-ground-on-new-mauka-concourse-at-the-daniel-k-inouye-international-airport/|archive-date=October 25, 2018|url-status=live}} The Mauka Concourse opened for passenger use on August 27, 2021.{{cite web|date=2021-08-26|title=Mauka Concouse Extension to HNL Opens Aug. 27|url=https://hidot.hawaii.gov/airports/mauka-concourse-extension-to-hnl-opens-aug-27/|access-date=2021-08-27|publisher=Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division}}

Continuing the improvements to Terminal 1, Hawaiian Airlines spent $14 million on a new four-lane security checkpoint located at the makai end of the terminal.{{Cite web |title=Hawaii Department of Transportation announces new TSA checkpoint at Terminal 1 |url=https://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2023/02/17/hawaii-department-of-transportation-announces-new-tsa-checkpoint-at-terminal-1/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=hidot.hawaii.gov |language=en}} This new security checkpoint opened on February 18, 2023 and replaced the security checkpoint that was previously located in the center of the terminal.{{Cite web |last=Drewes |first=Paul |date=2023-02-20 |title=New TSA checkpoint is open at Honolulu Airport |url=https://www.kitv.com/news/local/new-tsa-checkpoint-is-open-at-honolulu-airport/article_a967b4c4-b1a2-11ed-aac2-5f3651b8f0ae.html |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=KITV Island News |language=en}}

File:HNL Interisland Terminal DSC00913.jpg|Terminal 1

File:2023-04-24, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, 001.jpg|Terminal 1 Mauka Concourse

File:2021-10-05 21 52 10 Gates and seats within Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.jpg|Terminal 1 Mauka Concourse

Terminal 2 (formerly known as the "Overseas Terminal") opened in 1962 and has 29 gates. Terminal 2 is the largest terminal at HNL and is the only terminal which can take international arrivals and departures.{{Cite web|url=http://terminalmaps.hawaii.gov:8080/hmaps/hnl|title=Airport Interactive Map|accessdate=December 31, 2023}} From 1970 through 1978, architect Vladimir Ossipoff designed a terminal modernization project that remodeled this terminal and created several additions, which included the Diamond Head Concourse in 1970, the Ewa Concourse in 1972, and the Central Concourse in 1980.{{cite web|url=http://aviation.hawaii.gov/airfields-airports/oahu/honolulu-international-airport/hnl-1970s/|publisher=Hawaii Aviation |title=HNL 1970s|website=Aviation.hawaii.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-09-27}}{{cite web|url=http://aviation.hawaii.gov/airfields-airports/oahu/honolulu-international-airport/hnl-1980s/|publisher=Hawaii Aviation |title=HNL 1980s|language=en|access-date=2018-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010091528/http://aviation.hawaii.gov/airfields-airports/oahu/honolulu-international-airport/hnl-1980s/|archive-date=October 10, 2018|url-status=live}} Two 3-jetway gates to handle an Airbus A380 were added to the terminal in 2018; this was done to support All Nippon Airways's A380 flights between Tokyo's Narita Airport and Honolulu.[https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/hawaii24/airbus380/ Airbus 380] ana.co.jp

File:HNLdepartures.jpg|Terminal 2

File:2025 Inouye Airport 01.jpg|Terminal 2 Walkway to E Gates

File:2025 Inouye Airport 04.jpg|Terminal 2 E Gates

File:Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Hawaiian Garden 2.jpg|Hawaiian cultural garden
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File:Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Japanese Garden.jpg|Japanese cultural garden
{{Panorama link|Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Japanese Garden photosphere.jpg}}

Terminal 3 opened in 2018 between the Delta and United Cargo facilities on the Diamond Head side of the airport.[https://www.mokuleleairlines.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hnl_terminal_3_moklulele.jpeg Terminal 3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518130305/https://www.mokuleleairlines.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hnl_terminal_3_moklulele.jpeg |date=May 18, 2018 }}. Mokuleleairlines.com.{{cite web|url=http://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2018/05/24/mokulele-airlines-is-moving-to-new-location-at-the-daniel-k-inouye-international-airport-beginning-may-29-2018/|title=Department of Transportation {{!}} Mokulele Airlines is moving to new location at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport beginning May 29, 2018|publisher=Hawaii Department of Transportation |language=en|access-date=2018-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606134351/http://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2018/05/24/mokulele-airlines-is-moving-to-new-location-at-the-daniel-k-inouye-international-airport-beginning-may-29-2018/|archive-date=June 6, 2018|url-status=live}} The terminal was originally a single-story facility located north of Terminal 1 adjacent to Nimitz Highway, but this older facility was closed on June 1, 2018, for demolition in order to make way for the Mauka Concourse expansion of Terminal 1.{{cite web|url=http://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2018/05/30/hdot-breaks-ground-on-new-mauka-concourse-at-the-daniel-k-inouye-international-airport/|title=Department of Transportation {{!}} HDOT breaks ground on new Mauka Concourse at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|publisher=Hawaii Department of Transportation |language=en|access-date=2018-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606134355/http://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2018/05/30/hdot-breaks-ground-on-new-mauka-concourse-at-the-daniel-k-inouye-international-airport/|archive-date=June 6, 2018|url-status=live}} Originally a larger replacement commuter terminal was planned to be built on the Diamond Head side of the airport, but those plans were ultimately canceled. This was largely due to bankruptcy of three of the four airlines occupying the terminal and the higher-than-expected cost of the project.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/30700746/state-cancels-plans-to-build-new-commuter-terminal-at-honolulu-airport|title=State cancels plans to build new commuter terminal at Honolulu airport|last=Lincoln|first=Mileka|access-date=2018-06-04|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927165124/http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/30700746/state-cancels-plans-to-build-new-commuter-terminal-at-honolulu-airport/|archive-date=September 27, 2018|url-status=live}}

The airport is accessible from both Interstate H-1 at exit 16 and Nimitz Highway.

TheBus routes 20 and 303 stop on the departures level of the airport. Route 20 connects the airport to the Hālawa Skyline Station at Aloha Stadium, Downtown Honolulu, Ala Moana Center, and Waikiki. Hickam AFB is served by Route 303. Routes 40, 42, and 51 run on Nimitz Highway within walking distance of the airport.

Skyline, the light metro system serving the City and County of Honolulu, will service the airport via the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport station once Segment 2 opens in mid-2025.{{Cite web |title=Construction |url=https://honolulutransit.org/construction/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |publisher=Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation |language=en-US}}

The Wiki Wiki Shuttle, the airport's free shuttle bus, provides service between the ticket lobbies of all three terminals, and between the concourses of Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 post-security.{{Cite web |title=Intra-Airport Transportation Wiki Wiki Shuttle |url=https://airports.hawaii.gov/hnl/getting-to-from/ground-transportation/intra-airport-transportation/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=airports.hawaii.gov |language=en}}

A 1.8 million sq. ft., $377 million consolidated rental car facility (CONRAC) opened on December 1, 2021, consolidating all rental car companies into one shared facility of 4,500 parking spaces across five levels.{{Cite web |author=H. N. N. Staff |date=2021-11-30 |title=Long-awaited rental car facility set to welcome its first travelers at Honolulu's airport |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/11/30/377-million-rental-car-center-open-honolulu-airport/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=hawaiinewsnow.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Dym |first1=Zoe |last2=Associated Press |date=2021-12-01 |title=Rental car center with space for 4.5K vehicles opens at Honolulu airport |url=https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2021-12-01/rental-car-center-with-space-for-4-5k-vehicles-opens-at-honolulu-airport |access-date=2023-06-26 |publisher=Hawai'i Public Radio |language=en}}

{{Airport destination list | 3rdcoltitle=Refs | 3rdcolunsortable=yes

| Air Canada | Vancouver
Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson{{cn|date=April 2025}} |{{cite web|url=https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html|title=Flight Schedules|publisher=Air Canada|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323072516/https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html|archive-date=March 23, 2018|url-status=live}}

| Air New Zealand | Auckland |{{cite web|title=Flight Timetables – Flight information|url=https://www.airnewzealand.com/flight-schedules|access-date=18 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121033748/http://www.airnewzealand.com/flight-schedules|archive-date=November 21, 2016|url-status=live}}

| Air Premia | Seoul–Incheon (resumes July 2, 2025) |{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Air Premia Schedules July 2025 Hawaii Service Resumption |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250407-ypjul25hnl |website=aeroroutes.com |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=8 April 2025}}

| Alaska Airlines | Anchorage, Ontario (begins June 12, 2025),{{cite web |title=Alaska Airlines Adds Ontario – Honolulu Service From June 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250108-asjun25hnlont |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=8 January 2025}} Portland (OR) (ends June 12, 2025),{{cite web |title=Alaska / Hawaiian NS25 US West Coast – Hawaii Network Changes – 20DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241221-ashans25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=21 December 2024}} San Diego (ends June 12, 2025), Seattle/Tacoma
Seasonal: Everett{{cn|date=April 2025}}|{{cite web|title=Flight Timetable|url=https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202123138/https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}

| {{nowrap|All Nippon Airways}} | Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita |{{cite web|title=Timetables [International Routes]|url=https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/book-plan/airinfo/timetable/international/|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624092943/https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/book-plan/airinfo/timetable/international/|archive-date=June 24, 2018|url-status=live}}

| American Airlines | Chicago–O'Hare (resumes October 26, 2025),{{cite web |title=American to Resume Its Longest Domestic Route |url=https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/american-resume-longest-domestic |website=Airways |access-date=21 February 2025}} Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
|{{cite web|title=Flight schedules and notifications|url=https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010611/https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}

| Asiana Airlines | Seoul–Incheon |{{cite web|title=Routes of Service|url=https://us.flyasiana.com/C/en/homepage.do?menuId=001012000000000&menuType=CMS|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317232749/http://us.flyasiana.com/C/en/homepage.do?menuId=001012000000000&menuType=CMS|archive-date=March 17, 2018|url-status=live}}

| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–JFK, Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma, Tokyo–Haneda{{cite web|url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/delta-air-lines-join-competition-honolulu-tokyo-haneda-route|title=Delta Air Lines to join competition on Honolulu-Tokyo Haneda route|publisher=Aviation Week|date=August 30, 2023|accessdate=August 30, 2023}}
Seasonal: Boston (ends April 30, 2025){{cite web |title=Delta Air Lines to Cancel the Longest Domestic Route |url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/02/28/delta-to-cancel-longest-domestic-route |website=Aviation A2Z |access-date=2 March 2025}}|{{cite web|title=FLIGHT SCHEDULES|url=https://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|publisher=Delta Airlines |access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621123636/http://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|archive-date=June 21, 2015|url-status=live}}

| Fiji Airways | Apia, Kiritimati, Nadi |{{cite web|title=Flight Schedules|url=https://www.fijiairways.com/bookings/flight-schedules/|publisher=Fiji Airways |access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805082755/https://www.fijiairways.com/bookings/flight-schedules/|archive-date=August 5, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Fiji Airways restores US to Samoa service |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220810-fjaug22apw |access-date=11 August 2022}}

| Hawaiian Airlines | Boston, Fukuoka, Hilo, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Las Vegas, Lihue, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York–JFK, Oakland, Ontario (ends June 11, 2025), Osaka–Kansai, Pago Pago, Papeete, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Portland (OR), Rarotonga, Sacramento, Salt Lake City,{{cite web |title=Hawaiian Airlines to add direct route between Salt Lake City and Honolulu|url= https://www.sltrib.com/news/business/2023/11/29/hawaiian-airlines-add-direct-route/|access-date=November 29, 2023|website=The Salt Lake Tribune}} San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma, Seoul–Incheon, Sydney, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita (ends May 11, 2025){{cite web |title=Hawaiian Airlines Launching Seattle To Tokyo Narita Flights|url= https://onemileatatime.com/news/hawaiian-airlines-seattle-tokyo-narita-flights/|access-date=January 9, 2025|website=One Mile At A Time|date= December 10, 2024}}

Seasonal: Auckland{{cite news |title=Hawaiian Airlines cuts NZ route during winter |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/hawaiian-airlines-pulls-out-of-new-zealand-over-winter-as-other-routes-beckon/ZUNMIWLC6NGP7FK6PR665KZMSE/ |access-date=21 October 2023 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=22 October 2023 |language=en-NZ}} | {{cite web|title=Destinations|url=https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/destinations|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129192310/https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/destinations|archive-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=live}}

| Japan Airlines | Nagoya–Centrair, Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita |{{cite web|title=Japan Airlines Timetables|url=http://www.jal.co.jp/en/inter/route/time/|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015202347/http://www.jal.co.jp/en/inter/route/time/|archive-date=October 15, 2018|url-status=live}}

| Jetstar | Sydney |{{cite web |title=Route Map {{!}} Jetstar Airways |url=https://www.jetstar.com/au/en/planning-and-booking/where-we-go/route-map |access-date=20 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321063401/https://www.jetstar.com/au/en/planning-and-booking/where-we-go/route-map |archive-date=March 21, 2018 |url-status=live }}

| Korean Air | Seoul–Incheon |{{cite web |url=https://www.koreanair.com/global/en/booking/schedule-flight.html#schedule |title=Flight Status and Schedules |publisher=Korean Air |access-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628234008/https://www.koreanair.com/global/en/booking/schedule-flight.html#schedule |archive-date=June 28, 2018 |url-status=live }}

| Mokulele Airlines | Kalaupapa, Kapalua, Lanai, Molokai |{{cite web |title=Flight Schedule {{!}} Mokulele Airlines |url=https://www.mokuleleairlines.com/flight-schedule |access-date=20 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321074925/https://www.mokuleleairlines.com/flight-schedule/ |archive-date=March 21, 2018 |url-status=live }}

| Philippine Airlines | Manila |{{cite web|title=Flight Timetable|url=https://www.philippineairlines.com/TravelInformation/FlightTimetable|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201155146/https://www.philippineairlines.com/TravelInformation/FlightTimetable|archive-date=February 1, 2017|url-status=live}}

| Qantas | Melbourne (begins May 1, 2025),{{cite web |title=Qantas launches Melbourne-Honolulu flights|url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-discounts-50000-seats-across-the-americas-to-mark-launch-of-melbourne-to-honolulu-flights-2/|website=qantasnewsroom|access-date=3 September 2024}} Sydney |{{cite web|title=Qantas Timetables|url=https://www.qantas.com/travel/airlines/timetable/global/en|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512170557/https://www.qantas.com/travel/airlines/timetable/global/en|archive-date=May 12, 2019|url-status=live}}

| {{nowrap|Southwest Airlines}} | Hilo, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Las Vegas, Lihue, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose (CA) |{{cite web|url=https://www.southwest.com/hawaii/|title=Hawaii|publisher=Southwest Airlines|access-date=March 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305120254/https://www.southwest.com/hawaii/|archive-date=March 5, 2019|url-status=live}}

| United Airlines | Chicago–O'Hare, Chuuk, Denver, Guam, Houston–Intercontinental, Kosrae, Kwajalein, Los Angeles, Majuro, Pohnpei, San Francisco, Washington–Dulles
Seasonal: Newark{{cite web |title=JUnited Removes Newark – Honolulu Route From mid-April 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231021-uans24ewrhnl|website=AeroRoutes|access-date=4 February 2025}} |{{cite web|title=Timetable|url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128165254/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|archive-date=January 28, 2017|url-status=live}}

| WestJet | Calgary, Vancouver
Seasonal: Edmonton{{cn|date=April 2025}} |{{cite web|title=Flight schedules|url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel-info/flight-info/flight-schedules|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210131344/https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel-info/flight-info/flight-schedules|archive-date=February 10, 2017|url-status=live}}

| Zipair Tokyo |Tokyo–Narita |{{cite web|url=https://www.zipair.net/en/notification/266|title=ZIPAIR to Open Ticket Sales to Honolulu, and Increase Service to Vancouver through March 2025|publisher=ZIPAIR Tokyo|access-date=March 9, 2025

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| Aloha Air Cargo | Hilo, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Lihue, Los Angeles, Seattle/Tacoma{{cite web |title=Service Schedule|url=https://www.alohaaircargo.com/service-schedule/|access-date=December 8, 2022 |publisher=Aloha Air Cargo}}

| Amazon Air | Ontario, Portland (OR), Riverside/March Air Base

| {{nowrap|Asia Pacific Airlines}} |Guam, Kiritimati, Kwajalein, Majuro, Pago Pago, Pohnpei

| Atlas Air{{cite web|title=Atlas Air Schedule|url=http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp|website=Atlas Air|access-date=December 22, 2023}} | Auckland, Chicago–O'Hare, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Mexico City–AIFA, Seoul–Incheon, Sydney

| Corporate Air | Kalaupapa, Kapalua, Lanai, Lihue, Molokai, Waimea

| DHL Aviation | Cincinnati, Fairfield, Fussa–Yokota, Kadena, Los Angeles,{{cite web |title=Changi Airport Freight Arrivals |url=https://www.changiairport.com/en/flights/arrival-freighter.html |website=Changi Airport Freight Arrivals |access-date=26 November 2023 }} Osan, Singapore, Sydney

| FedEx Express | Auckland, Guangzhou, Los Angeles, Memphis, Oakland, Ontario, Osaka–Kansai, Singapore, Sydney

| Kalitta Air | Los Angeles

| Qantas Freight | Auckland, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Sydney

| Transair | Hilo, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Lanai, Lihue, Molokai, Waimea

| UPS Airlines | Guam, Hong Kong, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Long Beach, Louisville, Ontario, Phoenix, San Bernardino, Seoul–Incheon, Sydney

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A number of fixed-base operators are located along Lagoon Drive on the airport's southeastern perimeter. While these focus on general aviation services, there are a few small passenger airline operations that operate from these facilities, rather than from the main terminal complex. Air tour flights typically depart from this area as well.

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• On March 22, 1955, a United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster transport on descent to a landing in darkness and heavy rain strayed off course and crashed into Pali Kea Peak in the southern part of Oahu{{'}}s Waianae Range, killing all 66 people on board. It remains the worst air disaster in Hawaii{{'}}s history and the deadliest heavier-than-air accident in the history of U.S. naval aviation.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19550322-0|title=Aviation Safety Network Aircraft Accident Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) 131612 Honolulu, HI|author=Harro Ranter|date=March 22, 1955|publisher=Aviation Safety|access-date=October 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012011336/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19550322-0|archive-date=October 12, 2013|url-status=live}}Associated Press, "66 Killed as Navy Plane Hits Hawaiian Peak," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, story dated March 22, 1955, quoted in full at [http://royandsharon.lifegrid.com/COMBS,%20Charles%20J%20Jr.htm lifegrid.com Charles J. Coombs, Jr.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234945/http://royandsharon.lifegrid.com/COMBS%2C%20Charles%20J%20Jr.htm |date=December 30, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.vrc-50.org/historyNATS.htm|title=Chronology of Significant Events in Naval Aviation: "Naval Air Transport" 1941 – 1999|publisher=Vrc 50|access-date=October 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331224444/http://vrc-50.org/historyNATS.htm|archive-date=March 31, 2016|url-status=dead}}[http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-1910/PRELIM.PDF Grossnick, Roy A., United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995, Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, undated] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912124655/http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-1910/Prelim.pdf |date=September 12, 2012 }} {{ISBN|0-945274-34-3}}, p. 206.
• On July 22, 1962, Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 301, a Bristol Britannia 314 crashed while it attempted a "go-around". 27 of the 40 passengers and crew on board were killed.
• Vickers Viscount N7410 of Aloha Airlines was damaged beyond repair when it collided on the ground with Douglas DC-9-31 N906H of Hawaiian Airlines on June 27, 1969.{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690627-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=October 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130145008/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690627-0 |archive-date=January 30, 2012 |url-status=live }}
• On August 8, 1971, Vickers Viscount N7415 of Aloha Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair when a fire broke out upon landing.{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710808-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=October 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130121154/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710808-0 |archive-date=January 30, 2012 |url-status=live }}
• Pan Am Flight 830: a Boeing 747-121, a bomb exploded aboard as the aircraft prepared for approach to Honolulu from Tokyo on August 11, 1982. One teenager was killed and 15 others were injured. The aircraft did not disintegrate, and made a safe emergency landing in Honolulu.
• United Airlines Flight 811: a Boeing 747 carrying three flight crew, 15 cabin crew, and 337 passengers from Honolulu to Auckland on February 24, 1989, suffered rapid decompression when a cargo door separated from the aircraft while climbing to cruise altitude. Nine passengers were swept from the aircraft. The plane returned to Honolulu.
• Bojinka plot: a plot discovered by United States and Filipino intelligence authorities after a fire in a Manila apartment, included in its first phase the planned detonation of bombs aboard several flights inbound to, or outbound from, Honolulu on January 21, 1995. The Bojinka plot later developed into the September 11 attacks.
• On February 2, 2016, the pilot of a Cessna 337 Skymaster, making a trip to nearby Kalaeloa Airport from Honolulu International Airport, discovered his landing gear would not extend. After holding for two hours to burn fuel, he made an emergency water landing in Sea Lane 4/22 off Lagoon Drive. The 68-year-old pilot did not require transportation to the hospital.{{cite web |url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/02/02/breaking-news/pilot-ditches-small-plane-off-lagoon-drive/ |title=Pilot safe after landing plane in Keehi Lagoon |date=February 2, 2016 |publisher=Honolulu Star Advertiser |access-date=February 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013803/http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/02/02/breaking-news/pilot-ditches-small-plane-off-lagoon-drive/ |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |url-status=live }}
• On July 2, 2021, Transair Flight 810, a Boeing 737-275C, registered as N810TA, en route to Kahului Airport, ditched into the ocean shortly after departure near Ewa Beach. The aircraft had suffered an engine failure. The two pilots on board were rescued by the United States Coast Guard with minor injuries.{{Cite web |title=Accident Boeing 737-275C Adv. N810TA, Friday 2 July 2021 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/318979 |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}
• On December 17, 2024, Kamaka Air Flight 689, a Cessna 208, crashed into an abandoned building near the airport. The 2 people onboard were killed.{{Cite web |title=2 killed when plane crashed into abandoned building near Honolulu airport |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/12/18/plane-crashes-near-honolulu-airport/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.hawaiinewsnow.com/}}

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• {{Commons category-inline|Daniel K. Inouye International Airport}}
• [https://airports.hawaii.gov/hnl/ Daniel K. Inouye International Airport]
• [https://airports.hawaii.gov/hnl/flights/ Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Flight Information]
• [https://www.15wing.af.mil/ Hickam Air Force Base]
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