FAQ

The Airport is located in Kalaeloa, which is a community development district under the responsibility of the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA). The Kalaeloa District covers 3,695 acres of land within the Ewa Plains in the southwest portion of the island of Oahu, Hawaii, and is bounded by predominantly single-family residential development to the north and east and by Campbell Industrial Park to the west. JRF is approximately 8 nautical miles west of HNL and approximately 12 nautical miles west of Downtown Honolulu.

In addition to serving as a general aviation reliever airport to HNL, JRF serves as a resource for businesses, a base for general aviation pilot training activity, and a base for recreational aviation activities. The Airport also continues to support the Hawaii National Guard which compresses of the Hawaii Air National Guard, the Hawaii Army National Guard, and the United States Coast Guard. Between all the users classified as air carrier an air taxi, general aviation, or military there were a total of 220,681 aircraft operations in fiscal year 2024 (US Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Network (OPSET), December 2024).

Each landing and departure is counted as separate aircraft operations; therefore, one arrival and one departure constitute two aircraft operations.

JRF has two closely spaced parallel runways, 4L-22R and 4R-22L, separated by 625 feet from centerline to centerline, and one crosswind runway, 11-29. The southeast end of Runway 11-29, between Runway 4L-22R and the Runway 29 end has been closed since April 2025 due to deteriorating pavement conditions (i.e. cracks/surface variations with vegetation growth). The runways at JRF vary in length, ranging from 4,505 feet to 8,365 feet, are 200-feet wide, are primarily asphalt, and have no shoulders. Declared distances for Runway 11-29 are published through the FAA Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), making only the northwestern portion of the runway usable resulting in 4,910 feet of available runway length compared to the published full length of 8,365 feet.

The State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation currently owns, manages, and maintains the Airport in addition to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) and Kawaihapai Airfield (HDH).

An Airport Master Plan is a comprehensive study that is used to guide the development plans of an airport. The Airport Master Plan acts as guidance in planning future airport facilities over a 20-year period. It considers future aviation demand, environmental requirements, financial feasibility, as well as stakeholders and community engagement.

The last Master Plan for the Kalaeloa Airport was done in 1998 and is outdated. Airport Master Plans should be reviewed and updated regularly and especially when significant changes in demand occur. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recommends that airports update their master plans every seven to ten years.

The primary goal of an Airport Master Plan is to provide guidance for future airport development.

The FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5070-6B provides detailed guidance for the preparation of airport master plans. Generally, the airport master plan will include the following components:

• Inventory of Existing Conditions
• Aviation Activity Forecasts
• Demand/Capacity Analyses and Facility Requirements
• Alternatives Development and Evaluation
• Airport Layout Plan (ALP) Drawing Set
• Environmental Overview
• Capital Improvement Program and Implementation Plan
• Financial Plan

No. The FAA only approves two components of the Airport Master Plan: the Aviation Activity Forecast and the ALP.

An Airport Layout Plan or ALP is a technical drawing that graphically depicts existing and future proposed developments at an airport. The FAA requires airports to maintain a current Airport Layout Plan to remain eligible for federal funding. The broader term “Airport Layout Plan Drawing Set” describes several pages of drawings that serve as a graphical representation of a wide range of information and details related to existing airport facilities, proposed development, airspace, land use, and property acquisition.

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• It will update existing and future aircraft noise.
• It will reflect existing and future land use conditions.
• It will NOT update the Noise Compatibility Program.

1. Inventory – Data collection of approach and departure flight tracks for fixed-wing and helicopter operations, aircraft fleet mix, aircraft operations (including military aircraft), and land use/zoning maps.
2. Noise Analysis – Preparation of noise exposure contour maps for the baseline year and the future year using the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT) Version 3d. Additional modeling using the Department of Defense’s (DoD) NOISEMAP program may be necessary to fully account for noise related to military aircraft.
3. Outreach and Community Involvement – Provides for public engagement opportunities and meetings with the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to provide technical expertise throughout the noise exposure map process.
4. Documentation – Record of public and agency coordination, technical report that summarizes the results of the noise analysis and noise exposure maps.

The last FAA accepted NEM for the Kalaeloa Airport was completed in 1998.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):

• Controls aircraft in flight
• Regulates aircraft noise at its source (i.e., aircraft engines)
• Grants aircraft and pilot certification

• Does not have authority to restrict aircraft operations
• Manages capital improvement projects and infrastructure
• Has the authority to adopt local land use guidelines with limitations

• Does not have authority to restrict aircraft operations
• Enforces compatible land use through zoning
• Mandates use of sound-insulating building materials
• Implements real estate disclosure

The Kalaeloa Airport NEM Update is scheduled for completion in Fall 2026.