🇺🇸 Kalaeloa Airport

Kalaeloa Airport (JRF), also known as John Rodgers Field (PHJR), is a general aviation reliever airport located in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii. It is owned and operated by the Oahu District of the State Airports System.

Type of Facility and Operations:

• It serves as a general aviation reliever airport for Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
• The airport has an air traffic control tower that operates daily from 0600 to 2200,. It is available as an alternate landing site 24/7/365.
• Users include the U.S. Coast Guard, Hawaii Community College Flight Program, Hawaii National Guard, and the general aviation community,.
• Major touch-and-go training occurs at JRF,.
• It has full daily firefighting capability,.
• The airport has three runways: 04R/22L (8,365 ft x 200 ft), 04L/22R (4,505 ft x 200 ft), and 11/29 (7,989 ft x 200 ft).

Notable Features or History:

• Kalaeloa Airport was formerly Barbers Point Naval Air Station, developed by the U.S. Navy in 1939.
• The Hawaii Department of Transportation named the airfield JRF (John Rodgers Field) to continue the tradition of the U.S. Navy, which named it after Commander John Rodgers,.
• Four buildings on the airport are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places due to their distinctive architecture: the Air Traffic Control Tower (Building 4), Hangars 110 and 111, and the maintenance building (115),.
• The airport provides a launch site for Coast Guard Search and Rescue operations, an emergency response platform, and an alternate landing site for airlines and the military,.

Current Status:

• Kalaeloa Airport is operational and open to the public,.
• Recent major improvements include a new airfield lighting system, partial runway paving, emergency power systems, and firefighting and communication equipment,.
• An active construction notice is in effect for the airport.
• Significant improvements are underway or planned, including new T-hangars, refurbishing Hangar 110, and improvements to the terminal/control tower building.

*Sources researched: airports.hawaii.gov, nfdc.faa.gov, aviation.hawaii.gov, airnav.com, skyvector.com*