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New Hawaii Park Aerial Tour Plan Cuts Flight Numbers

Plan drastically slashes the number of permitted flights over Volcanoes National Park

Helicopter over Hawaiian landscape — Helicopter tours over Hawaii's Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park will be limited following the introduction of a new air tour management plan.

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

January 9, 2024

The National Park Service (NPS) and the FAA have issued a long-awaited air tour management plan (ATMP) for Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park that drastically curtails the number of sightseeing flights allowed within the park’s boundaries. While existing levels are more than 11,000 flights a year, the ATMP will limit that number to just more than 1,500 on three specific routes through the park that avoid the summit of Kīlauea and other cultural, natural, and visitor-use resources.

Tours will generally be restricted to between 10 am and 2 pm local time on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, while specially designated "quiet technology" aircraft—understood to include the Airbus Helicopters H130—would be allowed to fly on those days from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., in addition to Wednesdays.

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