Kaunakakai

MKK · PHMK

Molokai Airport

21.15°, -157.10°HI, United States

Passengers a year

156K

#221 busiest in the U.S.

5

nonstop destinations

2

airlines

31

departures a day

80.4%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from MKK, by passengers: HNL, OGG, LUP, KOA, LNYMKKHNLLUPOGGKOALNY
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

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 2nd most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is BLD at 100%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
9X
Mokulele Airlines80% full
100.0%156K-2.1%
LNY
Lanai Air9% full
0.0%15—

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

5 nonstop destinations from Kaunakakai, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Honolulu, Oahu (HNL)

    49.8K departing · 83% full

    Mokulele Airlines

  • Kahului (OGG)

    25K departing · 77% full

    Mokulele Airlines

  • Kalaupapa (LUP)

    2.2K departing · 30% full

    Mokulele Airlines

  • Kailua-Kona (KOA)

    37 departing · 82% full

    Mokulele Airlines

  • Lanai City (LNY)

    33 departing · 37% full

    Mokulele Airlines

All nonstop destinations

5 nonstop · 1 airlines · 5 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Kaunakakai.

  • Cessna C208B

    11,146 departures · 80% full

    100.0%

  • Pilatus PC-12

    5 departures · 12% full

    0.0%

  • Beech 1900 A

    1 departures · 0% full

    0.0%

When Kaunakakai is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

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Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

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Mar

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May

Departures a month · peak May 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
70,053 so far

Frequently asked

How busy is Molokai Airport (MKK)?

Molokai Airport handled about 156K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #221 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 31 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 5 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 100% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Kaunakakai. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment).