Honolulu International Airport - Your Gateway to Hawaii

Hello Hawaii? Can I come over? Sure you can - if you make Honolulu

International Airport your next destination that is. Honolulu International Airport is the main airport of the state of Hawaii, and also of the city of Honolulu.

Expansion plans of the airport

The Honolulu International Airport is poised to expand with an influx of $2.3 billion that should help the airport become a more modern and progressive air travel facility. The modernization plan was introduced by Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle in 2006 and should take 12 years to be completed.

In the initial five years of the program, the airport will initiate projects to enhance service to passengers while improving operational and security efficiencies. Among the airport facilities which will be refurbished during this period are: sprinkler systems, drains, electrical systems, escalators, elevators, restrooms, and the air conditioning. In addition, airport aprons, runways, baggage screening systems, ticket counters and passenger terminals are expected to be kicked up a notch when it comes to quality.

The airport must further take steps to meet higher federal standards when it comes to crash fire safety, perimeter security, runway safety, and storm water systems. To meet its long-term aim of increasing passenger capacity with emphasis on efficiency and convenience, the Honolulu International Airport must also increase its public parking options, holding room capacity, and numbers of passenger loading bridges, ramp space, and gates.

Current services of the airport

Honolulu International Airport presently shares airfield space with the Hickam Air Force Base. The main runway of the airport (dubbed the Reef Runway) is also considered an alternative landing site by the space shuttle program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. There are three other principal runways, while two offshore runways are designated for use by seaplanes.

There are three terminal buildings within Honolulu International Airport, with interterminal transportation between different concourses of the Main Terminal and Interisland Terminal, as well as between the ticket counters of all the terminals, provided by the WikiWiki buses (Wiki being Hawaiian for fast.)

Ground transportation at the airport

The Airport Waikiki Express is a round-the-clock service which can bring you from the airport to any Waikiki hotel, guaranteed. Those who prefer to rent their own vehicles can patronize any car rental company at the airport. Some companies that offer this service from the airport are National Rent-A-Car, Hertz Rent-A-Car, Dollar Rent-A-Car, Budget Rent-A-Car, and AVIS Rent-A-Car. If you are looking for car rental companies outside the airport, you may try Tradewinds U-Drive, Thrifty Rent- A-Car, JN Car & Truck Rentals, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and Alamo Rent-A-Car.

You also have the option of pre-arranged transportation being provided by companies such as Trans Orbit Hawaii, Tanaka Transportation, Super Stretch Limo Service, Regency Tours & Travel, and Island Express Transport (among others.)

For taxi service, the airport has designated AMPCO Express as the official contractor for its Open Taxi System. If you hail a taxi during non-rush hours, you can expect to pay around $35 to $40 for a trip from the airport to Waikiki.

In addition, public transportation is provided by TheBus city service. Senior citizens, students and children get special fare rates on this service.

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