Hawaii | Business Air News

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Business aviation in Hawaii

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
31

Based business aircraft available for charter:
146

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Cessna Caravan	37
2	Airbus Helicopters H130	30
3	MDH 500	18
4	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	14
5	Shorts SD330/360	6
6	Pilatus PC-12	5
7	Falcon 50	5
8	Tecnam P2012	4
9	Piper twin piston	4
10	Robinson R66	4
11	Eurocopter BK117	2
12	Beechcraft King Air 90	2
13	Bell 407	2
14	Cessna SkyCourier	2
15	Learjet 31	1
16	Sikorsky S-76	1
17	Airbus Helicopters H135	1
18	Cirrus Vision Jet	1
19	Citation 550/551	1
20	Partenavia P.68	1
21	Global 5000	1
22	Agusta A109	1
23	Boeing B-757	1
24	Boeing B-737	1
25	Gulfstream G700	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Honolulu (Daniel K Inouye International)	27 business aviation companies active
2	Maui Island (Kahului)	10
3	Hawaii Island (Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl at Keahole)	9
4	Kauai Island (Lihue)	8
5	Kapolei (Kalaeloa)	7
6	Lanai (Lanai Island)	4
7	Mokuleia (Kawaihapai)	3
8	Hawaii Island (Hilo International)	3
9	Hanapepe (Port Allen)	2
10	Molokai (Kalaupapa)	1
11	Lahaina (Kapalua)	1
12	Kaunakakai (Molokai)	1
13	Kamuela (Waimea-Kohala)	1
14	Hawi (Upolu)	1
15	Hanalei (Princeville)	1
16	Hana	1
17	Pohakuloa (Bradshaw AAF)	0

Business aviation suppliers in Hawaii

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Surf Air Mobility has signed an aircraft purchase agreement for 25 Beta Alia CTOL aircraft.

Surf Air puts pen to paper for Beta aircraft

Launching in Hawaii, with short-haul routes, inter-island demand and high fuel costs, enables Surf Air to build on its extensive flight experience and transition that demonstrated performance into a scaled airline operation.

March 21, 2026 Full report

Barbers Point Flight School has become the US launch customer for the Tecnam P2006T NG Sport, securing the first delivery position following the aircraft’s January debut.

Barbers Point plans expansion with P-Mentor and P2006T NG Sport

The Hawaiian flight school has strengthened its IFR and multi-engine training capability as student demand and Pacific operating costs remain elevated.

February 23, 2026 Full report

Flightstar and Rainbow subscribe to ASAP

Flightstar is a full-service FBO, maintenance and charter provider and has operated from the Champaign-Urbana's Willard airport in Illinois since 1978. Serving Hawaii, Rainbow is a premier helicopter tour operator.

February 2, 2026 Full report

Beta’s Alia aircraft has logged over 100,000 nautical miles in testing ahead of real-world integration.

Surf Air partners up to bring electric ops to Hawaii

The joint application to the White House eVTOL Pilot Program would support cargo flights using Beta’s Alia between Mokulele’s inter-island routes.

January 29, 2026 Full report

Castle & Cooke Aviation appoints Honolulu general manager

Amy Kaleikini is promoted to general manager of the C&C Honolulu FBO, bringing over 20 years of aviation experience and a passion for service excellence to the role.

October 15, 2025 Full report