Description
Effective no later than June 20, 2024, air tour operators must comply with the final air tour management plan for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The plan will result in reduced levels of air tour flights over the park and within a half-mile of its boundary. Specifically, the plan authorizes up to 1,548 air tours per year on three specific routes. This is a significant reduction from existing levels of more than 11,300 flights per year. Tours can occur between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. local time on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Qualifying tours using “quiet technology” may fly from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on those days, as well as on Wednesdays.
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