 kapalua airport , also known as kapaluaâwest maui airport, is a regional private use airport on the west side of the island of maui in hawaii. it is located five&nbsp;nautical miles (6&nbsp;mi, 9&nbsp;km) northwest of lahaina, in maui county. most flights to kapalua airport originate from commuter airports on the other hawaiian islands by commercial commuter services (island air), unscheduled air taxis, and general aviation. as per federal aviation administration records, the airport had 52,328 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,  42,416 enplanements in 2009, and 40,060 in 2010.  it is included in the national plan of integrated airport systems for 2011â2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport. {{cite web | url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appa.pdf | title = 2011â2015 npias report, appendix a | format = pdf, 2.03 mb | work = [http://www
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