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That support is not only welcomed by the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation, it’s likely somewhat of a reassurance to the hundreds, if not thousands, of travelers flying in and out of the airport daily — especially frequent flyers from the Big Island and elsewhere in the state on trips for work, doctor’s appointments or other reasons.

The 11,000-foot-long runway, smack in the middle of an old lava field in North Kona, was paved 30 years ago.