Airports / Hawaii / LUP
Kalaupapa Airport
PHLU / LUPKalaupapa, HawaiiELEV 24 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#2 / 20
Hawaii airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 16 Google ratings — ranked against 20 rated HI fields.
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Molokai Airport (MKK) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kalaupapa Airport (PHLU / LUP) sits in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, where it functions as a general aviation field. The airport sits 24 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LUP for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Molokai Airport (MKK, 8 nm), Kapalua Airport (JHM, 22 nm), and Lanai Airport (LNY, 26 nm).
Charter pricing from LUP depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kalaupapa.
Field capability
ICAO
PHLU
IATA
LUP
FAA / Local
LUP
Elevation
24 ft
Coordinates
21.2110° N · 156.9740° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs HI fields
state range 13–6,190 ft
At 24 ft, LUP sits lower than 68% of the 22 Hawaii fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 8nmMKKMolokai AirportKaunakakai
- 22nmJHMKapalua AirportLahaina
- 26nmLNYLanai AirportLanai City
- 36nmOGGKahului International AirportKahului
- 47nmNGFKaneohe Bay MCAS (Marion E. Carl Field) AirportKaneohe
- 54nmHNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportHonolulu, Oahu
Location
Open the full mapPHLU · Kalaupapa Airport · Kalaupapa, HI
From the ramp
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