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Dillingham Airfield back up, with restrictions

By Scott Ishikawa
Advertiser Transportation Writer

The Federal Aviation Administration approved general aviation operations at Dillingham Airfield yesterday.

All aircraft must operate in a area confined to three miles north of the field, east of Ka'ena Point and west of Halei'wa. All planes must stay below 5,000 feet and flights are permitted from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m only.

Each aircraft flying out of Dillingham must have a discrete beacon code that is obtainable on frequency 135.4 or by calling 839-2059. All planes must remain outside of the enhanced Class B airspace.

Operations approved for Dillingham Airfield are: Civil Air Patrol, gliders, skydiving and ultralights.

General aviation flights that operate by Instrument Flight Rules are unrestricted outside enhanced Class B airspace. These include: aircraft maintenance repositioning, mapping and photography missions, pipeline/power line inspections, and wildlife management operations.

In other state airport news:

• The following types of aircraft operations are still not permitted: civil aircraft using visual flight rules for flight training, banner towing operations, sightseeing flight operations and aircraft for traffic watching or news organizations.

• General aviation aircraft that fly by visual flight rules are still grounded.

• Seaplanes at Honolulu International Airport are still restricted from operating.

• Within the enhanced Class B airspace, all medevac, rescue/recovery, firefighting, law enforcement, and emergency evacuation aircraft can fly by instrument or visual flight rules using an ATC-assigned discrete beacon code.

• The FAA also approved Island Air to fly into Kapalua Airport on Maui yesterday afternoon.

Pilots who are not sure of their authorization status may call the Federal Aviation Administration Flight Service Station at 833-8440 or 757-4469.