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Image from F-22 arrival in Kona in October, from video by Senior Airman Orlando Corpuz, 154th Wing Public Affairs

F-22 Raptors Come To Hilo, Part Of First Visit To Hawaii Island

by Big Island Video News
on Nov 1, 2018 at 7:17 am

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STORY SUMMARY

HILO, Hawaiʻi - The Hawaii Air National Guard will be operating and repositioning four F-22 Raptors at the Hilo International Airport from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3.

Between training in Kona, the airmen were able to host the public for an F-22 Raptor Exhibit. Image from video by by Senior Airman Orlando Corpuz.

(BIVN) – The Hawaii Air National Guard, or HIANG, will be operating and repositioning four F-22 Raptors at the Hilo International Airport this week.

This is (part of) the first time the raptors have been on Hawaiʻi island. The F-22s were in Kona from October 11-13, to “conduct logistics capabilities training needed should the aircraft be diverted to alternate airfields in the Hawaiian islands”, HIANG stated.

As in Kona, the public will have a chance to the view the Raptors. The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation says:

During this time, a viewing exhibit of the F-22 Raptors will be open to interested members of the public, on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 and Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The aircrafts will be located on the ramp on the east end of the terminal.

Officials say attendees may enter through Gate 1 and parking will be available in the public parking lot. HDOT provided this map, below.

map courtesy HDOT


Filed Under: Breaking Tagged With: F-22, Hawaii Air National Guard, Hilo International Airport

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