Hawaii’s Department of Transportation has narrowed reconstruction plans for Kahului Airport’s aging main runway to two options — a $604 million temporary runway approach or a nearly $1 billion permanent parallel runway. Both options would begin around 2031 and take approximately four years to complete.
- Runway 2-20, built in 1942 and the only Maui runway long enough for large domestic and military aircraft, is at the end of its useful life and requires full reconstruction.
- Option one calls for building a temporary runway during reconstruction at an estimated cost of $604 million; option two adds a permanent parallel runway for close to $1 billion.
- Both alternatives are expected to start construction in 2031 and wrap up by end of 2035, a four-year timeline.
- Planners say both options are designed to keep the airport fully operational with minimal disruption to the 7.1 million passengers who used OGG last year.
- A 2024 resurfacing project bought the runway an additional 7–10 years of life, providing a window before full reconstruction must begin.
Source: Maui Now
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