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KOA Meaning

KOA Airport Meaning

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KOA Meaning:

KOA stands for Kona International Airport at Keahole


Located in Kailua/Kona, Hawaii, KOA (Kona International Airport at Keahole) is classified as a small hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of KOA's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Kona International Airport at Keahole (KOA) Characteristics:

      City: Kailua/Kona
      State: Hawaii
      FAA: Kona International Airport at Keahole
      IATA: KOA
      ICAO: PHKO
      Role: P-S

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


KOA is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding KOA, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

KOA meaning is Kona International Airport at Keahole.

Kona International Airport at Keahole can be abbreviated as KOA.

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