Welcome to the Big Island

A Hawaiian Airlines plane comes in to land at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole, the official name for the Kailua Kona airport.

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restlessjo August 13, 2025 at 9:18 pm

Great shots, Graham. We can do our fair share of plane spotting in Faro xx

Graham Post authorAugust 14, 2025 at 6:25 pm

Thanks Jo. I quite like watching the planes come and go, though I have little desire to be on board!

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kzmcb August 13, 2025 at 7:08 pm

Good shooting and what a straight line they’re keeping.

Graham Post authorAugust 14, 2025 at 6:24 pm

They’d better keep a straight line or they’ll be off in the lava fields!

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bushboy August 13, 2025 at 11:56 am

Great place to plane spot

Graham Post authorAugust 13, 2025 at 6:19 pm

There are a couple of places by the main road that I can pull off and get great views of planes taking off and landing.

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Susanne Swanson August 13, 2025 at 7:24 am

Hope to touch down there next month!! Can’t wait!

Graham Post authorAugust 13, 2025 at 6:17 pm

What are your plans here if I may be so bold as to ask.

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1. Susanne Swanson August 14, 2025 at 5:14 am
  
  Sure. 😊 Celebrating a birthday with a few days on each side of the island, squeezing in our favorite places. Followed by a few days on Oahu. Is the volcano still putting on a show?
  
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  1. Graham Post authorAugust 14, 2025 at 6:30 pm
    
    Island hopping then. The volcano is in a pattern of erupting for 6 to 12 hours, once every week or so. Currently, the eruptions are less dramatic than they were a month ago and the quiet period seems to slowly be getting longer. This eruption pattern is a first for me. Haven’t seen anything like it since I moved here.
    
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