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PHTO · Hilo International Airport

ICAO · US · 19 NTSB events

ID PHTO Elev 38 ft Lat 19° 43.28' N Lon 155° 2.73' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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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: 9,800 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 090° 9,800 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
26 270° 9,800 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
03 041° 5,600 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
21 221° 5,600 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 126.400
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.100
  • CTAF CTAF 118.100
  • A/D APP/DEP 119.700
  • RDO HONOLULU RDO 122.600

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  • NDB POA

    Pahoa

    0.33 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC ITO

    Hilo

    116.90 MHz · DME 116.90 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 18 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.1: click mic to activate MIRL RY 03/21 & HIRL RY 08/26; MALSR RY 26 & ODALS RY 08. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.1: click mic to activate MIRL RY 03/21 & HIRL RY 08/26; MALSR RY 26 & ODALS RY 08. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.1: click mic to activate MIRL RY 03/21 & HIRL RY 08/26; MALSR RY 26 & ODALS RY 08. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 & HIRL RY 08/26; MALSR RY 26 & ODALS RY 08 - 118.1

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·RWY 08 PVD 1325' MKD BY CHEVRONS, UNUSBL FOR LNDG/TKOF/OVRN/STY; CANNOT BE USED IN COMPUTING TKOF DATA.
  • ·DIVISION 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 EXPLOSIVES PROHIBITED.
  • ·PPR FROM AIRPORT MANAGER FOR TRANSPORTATION OF DIVISION 1.4 EXPLOSIVES AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN OR OUT OF AIRPORT.
  • ·NOISE ABATEMENT: AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF NOISE SENSITIVE RESIDENTIAL AREAS N, W AND SW OF AIRPORT.
  • ·RY 08/26 SINGLE-BELLY TWIN TANDEM (SBTT) GWT 450,000 LBS.
  • ·RY 03/21 SINGLE-BELLY TWIN TANDEM (SBTT) GWT 230,000 LBS.
  • ·FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY AT 808-840-6262.
  • ·TWY E BTN TWY A AND RWY 08/26 PONDING DRG HVY RAINS.
  • ·RWYS 8, 21 AND 26 WIND CONES ARE LCTD IN THE ROFA.
  • ·ATCT CTLS ENTRY/EXIT TFC ON TWYS F&E TO EAST TRML RAMP. 181' LGTD SMOKE STACK 1/2 SM SOUTH OF FLD.
  • ·PPR FROM ARPT MGR FOR TRANSIENT PARKING.
  • ·BE ALERT OCNL BIRD FLOCKS ON ARPT AND IN FLT ACROSS RWY 08/26 AND 03/21.
  • ·(A70A) JET FUEL AVBL MON-SAT 0800-1700 CALL (808) 935-6881/6122 OR 961-6601.
  • ·(E93) NO MKD PAD, HEL OPER FM FBO HANGER AREA.
  • ·HAWAII DIST MGR CHAUNCEY WONG YUEN AT KEAHOLE ARPT 808-327-9520 EXT 222.
  • ·ARFF AVBL 24 HRS, CONTACT 118.1 OR 808-961-9317.
  • ·PCR VALUE: 180/F/B/X/T PCR VALUE: 390/F/B/X/T PAPI RWY 08 UNUSBL BYD 3.0 NM APCH RATIO 20:1 FM DSPLCD THR. +6' FENCES 400' LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·FOR FUEL ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIRED, FOR 100LL CALL (808) 960-5146 OR CTC FREQ 128.95, FOR JET-A CALL (808) 934-7757 OR CTC FREQ 130.8.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · ITO

NTSB events

19 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

1

11.1% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=19

  • Other 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Fuel mismanagement (other) 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-07-25 McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2012-06-06 Cessna 182R · Hard landing →
2008-02-13 Bombardier, Inc. CL-600 · Other · VMC · day →
2008-02-07 McDonnell Douglas 369E · Engine failure · day →
2006-07-18 Hammack Air Command Elite · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-08-19 Eurocopter EC130 · Ground collision · day →
2015-04-14 Cessna 172M · Engine failure · day →
2009-01-18 MULEC FRANK A FP-404 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2006-10-02 McDonnell Douglas 369E · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2000-10-13 Aerospatiale AS350-BH · Stall / spin · day →
2000-10-07 Cessna 172H · Hard landing · day →
1999-07-04 Beech 58 · Fuel mgmt · VMC · day →
1997-09-11 Cessna 150L · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1997-07-16 Classic Aircraft Corp. WACO YMF-5 · Stall / spin · day →
1996-01-28 Piper PA-30 · Runway excursion · day →
1991-11-10 Beech D18S · Other · day →
1991-01-05 Champion 7ECA · Stall / spin · day →
1990-05-18 McDonnell Douglas 369E · Other · VMC · day →
1986-04-26 Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 · Other · 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
Benjamin Fouts Kailua-Kona HI 54 nm
Darryl Grace Kailua Kona HI 182 nm
Bruce Cummings Honolulu HI 190 nm
Douglas Froning Honolulu HI 190 nm
Jordan Brown Honolulu HI 190 nm
Kele Huia Fergerstrom Honolulu HI 190 nm
Naoya Tamanaha Honolulu HI 190 nm
Craig Kanui Kahauolopua Kaaawa HI 192 nm
John Wood Kapolei HI 196 nm
Geary Lee Padden Belmont CA 2014 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
Megan Elizabeth Deeds Hilo HI 3 nm
Wesley David Wells Hilo HI 3 nm
Craig Michael Piowaty Hilo HI 3 nm
George Jui Chi Chen Hilo HI 3 nm
Peter Scott Stachowicz Hilo HI 3 nm
Michael Patrick Hanrahan Hilo HI 3 nm
Andrew Vincent O'Kane Hilo HI 3 nm
Michael Kalani Aguiar Hilo HI 3 nm
Kiana Ellen Marie Machado Hilo HI 3 nm
Andrew James Laures Keaau HI 6 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
Phillip Douglas Byrnes Hilo HI 3 nm
Jay Fumio Harada Hilo HI 3 nm
Joseph Francis Harold Hilo HI 3 nm
Matthew Pualani Mcbride Hilo HI 3 nm
Paul Craig Mcbride Hilo HI 3 nm
Lawrence Alfred Pfeiffer Hilo HI 3 nm
Rainer Wilfred Santos Hilo HI 3 nm
William Merrill Scott Jr Hilo HI 3 nm
Eric Masao Shiigi Hilo HI 3 nm
Leslie Sueki Wachi Hilo HI 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
PMX Aviation Services LLC
Kailua Kona, HI
 57 nm
East West Avionics
Honolulu, HI
 188 nm
PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc.
Windsor, CA
 2016 nm
Direct Avionics
Novato, CA
 2017 nm
Peninsula Avionics, LLC
Palo Alto, CA
 2021 nm
Belardi Interiors, Inc
Watsonville, CA
 2023 nm
NorCal Avionics, LLC
Watsonville, CA
 2023 nm
Lake Aero Styling & Repair
Lakeport, CA
 2024 nm
Sullivan Propeller Specialists
Hayward, CA
 2025 nm
HF Hangars
Hayward, CA
 2025 nm

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