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PHLI · Lihue Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID PHLI Elev 153 ft Lat 21° 58.46' N Lon 159° 20.23' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,500 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 045° 6,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
21 225° 6,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
17 180° 6,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
35 360° 6,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 6 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 127.200
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.900
  • CTAF CTAF 118.900
  • CNTR HONOLULU CNTR 126.500
  • RCO HONOLULU 122.600

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  • VORTAC LIH

    Lihue

    113.50 MHz · DME 113.50 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 23 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 35; REIL RWYS 03, 17, & 21; PAPI RWYS 03, 17, 21, & 35; MIRL RWY 03/21; HIRL RWY 17/35; TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 35; REIL RWYS 03, 17, & 21; PAPI RWYS 03, 17, 21, & 35; MIRL RWY 03/21; HIRL RWY 17/35; TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 35; REIL RWYS 03, 17, & 21; PAPI RWYS 03, 17, 21, & 35; MIRL RWY 03/21; HIRL RWY 17/35; TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSR RWY 35; REIL RWYS 03, 17, & 21; PAPI RWYS 03, 17, 21, & 35; MIRL RWY 03/21; HIRL RWY 17/35; TWY LGTS - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·MGR; STATE OF HAWAII DEPT.
  • ·OF TRANSPORTATION AIRPORTS DIV.
  • ·STADIUM FLOOD LIGHTS 125 FT AGL/282 FT MSL/ 2400 FT SW FROM RWY 03 THR.
  • ·RWY 17/35 WGT LMT DC10-10 340000 LBS; DC10-30 430000 LBS. 405 FT OF RWY 17/35 500 FT SOUTH OF TWY D & RWY 17/35 INT NOT VSB FM ATCT.
  • ·HELICOPTER PADS 1-20 LCTD W OF CONTROL TOWER.
  • ·MISC 2 OF 3: ACFT NEEDING ENG RUNUPS FOR OTR THAN NML START-UP AND TAXI OUT ARE RQRD TO COORD THESE RUNUPS WITH OPS AT 808-651-6255.
  • ·NML RUNUP AREA IS ON TWY ALPHA NORTH OF TWY B AND ALPHA INT.
  • ·ACFT ORIENTATION IS DEPENDENT ON WIND AND TWR APVL.
  • ·MISC 3 OF 3: POWER SETTING WILL NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO LIGHTS AND SIGNS, IF RUN MAY CAUSE DAMAGE AN ALTERNATE LOCATION WILL BE SELECTED.
  • ·MISC 1 OF 3: PPR FOR PARKING ALL TRANSIENT ACFT, CALL ARPT OPS CONTROL (808)651-6255; FAX (808) 241-3939 BTN 1700Z 0230Z, OTHER TIMES (808) 274-3814.
  • ·MILITARY/CIVILIAN ACFT CARRYING MUNITIONS/HAZMAT MUST COORDINATE ITINERARY NLT 24 HRS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
  • ·EXTENSIVE LARGE AND SMALL BIRD ACTIVITY INVOF RYS INCLUDING THE NENE GOOSE.
  • ·FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY AT 808-840-6262.
  • ·INTXN DEPS FM TWY D ON RY 17/35 NOT AUTHORIZED.
  • ·PPR FOR TRANSPORTATION OF DIV 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 EXPLOSIVES AND HAZMAT IN AND OUT OF ARPT.
  • ·CALL ARPT OPS AT 808-651-6255.
  • ·MILITARY ACFT MAKE FUEL ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE ARRIVAL.
  • ·DUE TO NONVISIBILITY ATCT UNABLE TO PROVIDE ATC SVC BTN ACFT AND/OR VEHICLES ON TWY B FM 220 FT TO 500 FT S OF TWY D. <CRASH & FIRE EQUIPMENT AVBL 24 HRS.
  • ·DIST RMNG SIGNS LEFT SIDE OF RWY 35.
  • ·PCR VALUE: 704/F/A/W/T PCR VALUE: 704/F/A/W/T UNUSBL BYD 1.5 NM AND 7 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN AND OFFSET 9.5 DEG E OF CNTRLN DUE TO RAPIDLY RISING TRRN.
  • ·UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. 100 OCTANE FUEL AVBL 0900-1700.
  • ·FOR JET A FUEL CALL 1-800-776-2138 OR 1-800-821-3122.
  • ·TPA SINGLE ENGINE 1000 (851) MULTI ENGINE 1500 (1351).

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

17

since 1982

Fatal

3

17.6% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=13

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Other 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-02-28 Gippsland GA-8 · Gear-up · day →
2022-12-15 Beech 77 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2016-01-17 Airbus EC130 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2005-02-21 Aerospatiale AS350BA · CFIT · VMC · day →
2024-02-27 MD Helicopter 369E/500E · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2008-01-14 Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 1900C · Weather IMC · night →
2005-12-28 Waco YMF-5C · Other · VMC · day →
2001-02-01 Eurocopter AS-350-B2 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2000-06-14 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1997-04-16 Duff MINI-500 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1991-06-06 Bell 206B · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1988-09-16 Bell 206L · Other · VMC · day →
1987-11-26 Hughes 369HS · Ground collision · VMC · day →

Designees in HI

CFI Flight Instructors 439 A&P Mechanics 1,570 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 10 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 5 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 11 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 Schools Flight Schools 13 FBO Fixed Base Operators 17 Clubs Flying Clubs 2 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 2 EAA EAA Chapters 2

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
John Wood Kapolei HI 80 nm
Bruce Cummings Honolulu HI 86 nm
Douglas Froning Honolulu HI 86 nm
Jordan Brown Honolulu HI 86 nm
Kele Huia Fergerstrom Honolulu HI 86 nm
Naoya Tamanaha Honolulu HI 86 nm
Craig Kanui Kahauolopua Kaaawa HI 87 nm
Darryl Grace Kailua Kona HI 96 nm
Benjamin Fouts Kailua-Kona HI 234 nm
Geary Lee Padden Belmont CA 2126 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Kevin Lee Broderick Lihue HI 1 nm
David Walter Kai Wah Lau Lihue HI 1 nm
Joshua Ellis Simpkins Lihue HI 1 nm
Arthur Griffin-Noyes Lihue HI 1 nm
Maka Steven Bailey Lihue HI 1 nm
Douglas Duane Mohr Kapaa HI 7 nm
William Lawrence Trautman Kapaa HI 7 nm
Nicholas Anthony Ledington-Fischer Kapaa HI 7 nm
Shaun Christopher Lehman Kapaa HI 7 nm
Rustan James Souza Kapaa HI 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Douglas Todd Sorge Lihue HI 1 nm
Erika Jill Teves-Valdez Lihue HI 1 nm
Brandon Joseph Milne Lihue HI 1 nm
Timothy John Casey Lihue HI 1 nm
Melvin Mitsuyoshi Hayashi Lihue HI 1 nm
Michael Yoshiaki Horita Lihue HI 1 nm
Dale Michael Mitton Lihue HI 1 nm
Richard Virga Lihue HI 1 nm
Fernando Gonzales Lihue HI 1 nm
Norman Gene Bergonia Lihue HI 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
East West Avionics
Honolulu, HI
 88 nm
PMX Aviation Services LLC
Kailua Kona, HI
 228 nm
PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc.
Windsor, CA
 2120 nm
Lake Aero Styling & Repair
Lakeport, CA
 2124 nm
Direct Avionics
Novato, CA
 2125 nm
Peninsula Avionics, LLC
Palo Alto, CA
 2134 nm
Sullivan Propeller Specialists
Hayward, CA
 2136 nm
HF Hangars
Hayward, CA
 2137 nm
Absolute Aero Maintenance
Hayward, CA
 2137 nm
LAC Avionics, Inc.
San Jose, CA
 2141 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.