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Interesting to fix up the area around an old runway. Don't imagine there are too many places in the world that you could do that. There is a great recreation area on both sides of the runway.
In 1970, the old Kona Airport closed its doors to make way for a larger airport to support the growing number of travelers to and from the Big Island. Originally built in the 1940’s, the developers did not let the previous design go to waste. Today the old 1-mile runway now serves as a parking lot and the old terminal building, the pavilion supports a fully-equipped public beach park. After the considerably larger Kona International Airport at Keahole (KOA) was completed in 1970, the old Kona airport runway hosted drag racing on its landing strip prior to its conversion as the Kona Airport State Recreation Area in 1976.
In 1970, the old Kona Airport closed its doors to make way for a larger airport to support the growing number of travelers to and from the Big Island. Originally built in the 1940’s, the developers did not let the previous design go to waste. Today the old 1-mile runway now serves as a parking lot and the old terminal building, the pavilion supports a fully-equipped public beach park. After the considerably larger Kona International Airport at Keahole (KOA) was completed in 1970, the old Kona airport runway hosted drag racing on its landing strip prior to its conversion as the Kona Airport State Recreation Area in 1976.