Direct Flights from Kaunakakai to Kalaupapa
Nonstop service from MKK to LUP on Southern Airways Express. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Southern Airways Express
Nonstop flights
~2/day
Distance
9 mi
Days operated
Daily (all week)
About Kalaupapa
Kalaupapa is a small unincorporated community and Hawaiian home land on the island of Molokaʻi, within Kalawao County in the U.S. state of Hawaii. In 1866, during the reign of Kamehameha V, the Hawaii legislature passed a law that resulted in the designation of Molokaʻi as the site for a leper colony, where patients who were seriously affected by leprosy could be quarantined, to prevent them from infecting others.
Top things to do in Kalaupapa
- The Lahaina Heritage Museum was a heritage museum and history museum located in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii.
- Lahaina Banyan Court Park is a public park in the town of Lahaina, Hawaii, The 1.94 acres (0.79 ha) park, also known as Lahaina Courthouse Square and commonly called Banyan Tree Park, contains multiple heritage sites.
- Puʻupehe Platform, also known Puʻu Pehe and in tourist literature as Sweetheart Rock, is a triangular sea stack 150 feet off the peninsula separating Mānele Bay and Hulopoʻe Bay on the island of Lānaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
- Mokuʻula was a tiny island in Maluʻulu o Lele Park, Lahaina, Hawaiʻi, United States. It was the private residence of King Kamehameha III from 1837 to 1845 and the burial site of several Hawaiian royals.
- Tropical Gardens of Maui was a 4-acre (1.6 ha) commercial nursery with botanical garden, located at 200 Iao Valley Road, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii. The gardens were open daily without charge.
- Palaʻau State Park, the sole state park on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, offers a panoramic view of the Kalaupapa settlement and its historical leper colony.
- The Hōkūkano-ʻUalapuʻe Complex is a National Historic Landmarked pre-contact archaeological site on several properties adjacent to Hawaii Route 450 in ʻUalapuʻe, on Molokaʻi island.
- Kaunolū Village Site is located on the south coast of the island of Lānaʻi. This former fishing village, abandoned in the 1880s, is the largest surviving ruins of a prehistoric Hawaiian village.
- Archeological Sites at Kawela are a number of archeological sites at or near the settlement of Kawela on the southern coast of Molokaʻi, the northernmost of the islands of Maui County, Hawaii.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Kalaupapa
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Kalaupapa is July–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 77–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Kalaupapa's highlights, from Lahaina Heritage Museum, Lahaina Banyan Court Park, and Puʻupehe Platform and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Kaunakakai to Kalaupapa?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Kaunakakai (MKK) to Kalaupapa (LUP) on Southern Airways Express.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Kaunakakai to Kalaupapa?
- Southern Airways Express flies nonstop between Kaunakakai (MKK) and Kalaupapa (LUP).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Kaunakakai to Kalaupapa?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Kaunakakai to Kalaupapa.
- How far is Kalaupapa from Kaunakakai?
- Kalaupapa is about 9 miles from Kaunakakai by air.
- What is there to do in Kalaupapa?
- Popular things to do include Lahaina Heritage Museum, Lahaina Banyan Court Park, Puʻupehe Platform, Mokuʻula, and more.
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