Kaunakakai
MKK · PHMKMolokai Airport
Passengers a year
158.2K
#222 busiest in the U.S.
4
nonstop destinations
2
airlines
32
departures a day
78.5%
load factor
Airlines
Mokulele Airlines is the largest carrier at Kaunakakai, with 100% of all passengers. 2 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Mokulele Airlines holds 100% of the airport — the most concentrated non-hub airport in the country. The nearest comparison is CPR at 99%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9X Mokulele Airlines79% full | 99.9% | 158.1K | 4 | +1.2% |
LNY Lanai Air6% full | 0.1% | 100 | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
4 nonstop destinations from Kaunakakai, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
50.6K50,558 departing · 80% full
Mokulele Airlines
Mokulele Airlines
Kalaupapa (LUP)
2.2K2,185 departing · 29% full
Mokulele Airlines
3737 departing · 82% full
Mokulele Airlines
All nonstop destinations
4 nonstop · 1 airlines · 4 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Kaunakakai.
Cessna C208B
11,449 departures · 79% full
99.3%
Pilatus PC-12
51 departures · 11% full
0.4%
Beech 1900 A
26 departures · 2% full
0.2%
When Kaunakakai is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Departures a month · peak June 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 179,627
- 1991
- 121,171
- 1992
- 134,466
- 1993
- 111,125
- 1994
- 111,162
- 1995
- 66,449
- 1996
- 49,924
- 1997
- 38,767
- 1998
- 48,796
- 1999
- 71,721
- 2000
- 72,598
- 2001
- 53,309
- 2002
- 75,044
- 2003
- 132,456
- 2004
- 136,467
- 2005
- 131,211
- 2006
- 155,029
- 2007
- 230,422
- 2008
- 199,624
- 2009
- 194,796
- 2010
- 181,812
- 2011
- 169,719
- 2012
- 149,961
- 2013
- 141,228
- 2014
- 161,735
- 2015
- 181,037
- 2016
- 187,858
- 2017
- 178,942
- 2018
- 161,275
- 2019
- 104,397
- 2020
- 62,093
- 2021
- 135,546
- 2022
- 198,864
- 2023
- 170,077
- 2024
- 170,822
- 2025
- 151,238
- 2026
- 101,821 so far
Frequently asked
How busy is Molokai Airport (MKK)?
Molokai Airport handled about 158.2K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #222 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 32 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Molokai Airport (MKK)?
Mokulele Airlines is the largest carrier at Kaunakakai (MKK), flying about 100% of its passengers. 2 airlines serve Kaunakakai in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Molokai Airport (MKK)?
Kaunakakai (MKK) has 4 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
What aircraft flies most from Molokai Airport (MKK)?
The Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures from Kaunakakai (MKK), about 99% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Kaunakakai. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment).