Aviation in Hawaii
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| Aviation in Hawaii | |
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| Aviation in the United States | |
 Hawaii State Flag |
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| Airports | |
| Commercial Service - Primary Airports | 7 |
| Commercial Service - Non-Primary Airports | 1 |
| General Aviation Airports | 6 |
| Military Airports-Other | 7 |
| First Flight | |
| 2 March 1889 | |
Hawaii's first aeronautical event was on 2 March 1889, when Emil L. Melville hung from a trapeze in a Ballon. Hawaii's first aircraft flight was on 31 December 1910 in a Curtiss P-18.[1]
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Events
- 1913 1st Lt. Harold Geiger operates a Curtiss Model E, and a Curtiss SC out of Fort Kamehameha.[2]
- 1925 John Rodgers leads a non-stop flight attempt from California to Hawaii in a Naval Aircraft Factory PN.
- 1927 January - Lewis Hawaiian Tours starts flights between islands in a five seat Ryan modified from a swept-wing standard.[3]
- 1927 The Dole Air Derby challenged aviators to fly from Oakland, California to Honolulu. Only two aircraft completed the trip out of a field of eight.
- 1931 July 26, Lieut John C. Crain establishes a world glider endurance record of 16 hrs 38 minutes aided by searchlights, landing at Kanehoe Bay.[4]
- 1941 On 7 December, the attack on Pearl Harbor initiated America's declaration of War with Japan.
- 1949 January - Bill Odom flies a Beechcraft Bonanza nonstop from Waikiki to the Continental U.S., In March The same plane is flown 5273 miles from Waikiki to Teterboro New Jersey.[5]
- 1950 on 3 January Pan American Airways completes the first commercial non-stop flight from Tokyo to Honolulu.
Aircraft Manufacturers
Aerospace
Airports
- Honolulu International Airport serves over 9 million passengers a year.
- List of airports in Hawaii
Commercial Service
- Hawaiian Airlines is the largest locally operated airline, The airline started service in 6 October 1929 as Inter-Island airways with a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker.
- Go! Mokulele which is a joint venture between Mesa Airlines and Republic Airways Holdings also provides inter-island service.
Organizations
- The General Aviation Council of Hawaii - is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Government and Military
- All flight operations in Hawaii are conducted within FAA oversight.
- The Hawaii Air National Guard was activated in 1946.[6]
- The Honolulu Police Department started air operations in 1970. It currently operates two MD520 NOTAR helicopters[7]
Museums
- Pacific Aviation Museum Museum in Ford Island
Gallery
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Pearl Harbor
References
- ^ "J.C. "Bud" Mars". http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/hawaii-aviation-pioneers/j-c-bud-mars-1/j-c-bud-mars. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "1879-1919 Aviation in Hawaii". http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/chronology-of-aviation-in-hawaii/1879-1919/. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Aloha". Sport Aviation. June 1967.
- ^ Popular Avaition: 93. December 1931.
- ^ Air & Space. August 2007.
- ^ "Hawaii's Guard is Up". Flying Magazine. August 1954.
- ^ "HPD Helicopter". http://www.honolulupd.org/ssd/ssdhelicopter.htm. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
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