PHTO
Airport
Hilo Intl
Hilo, Hawaii

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/27/2025 - 1/22/2026

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:ITO / PHTO (India-Tango-Oscar)
Lat/Lng:19.720263, -155.048470139
19-43-12.9468N, 155-02-54.4925W
Estimated by Ngs on 04/08/1994
Elevation:37 feet Surveyed by Ngs on 04/08/1994
Magnetic Variation:11E,(1985), [9E (2025)]
Sectional:HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
From City:2nm E of Hilo

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:04/1938
Attended:All year Every day 0700-2030 (local)
Control Tower:yes 0600-2200 (local)
Type:ATCT-TRACON
Hours:16
Days Tower Operational:ALL
Airspace Class:D,E,Class D Svc 0600-2200; Other Times Class E
Tower Radar:ASR,0600-2200
ARTCC:Honolulu Control Facility(ZHN)Honolulu Control Facility Center
FSS:Honolulu FSS(HNL)
NOTAMs and Weather:ITONOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator:Lighted
Segmented Circle:yes
Lights:Dusk-Dawn. Activate MIRL Runway 03/21 & HIRL Runway 08/26; MALSR Runway 26 & ODALS Runway 08 - 118.1.
Beacon:Sunset-Sunrise
Landing Fee:yes
ARFF:I C S 05/1973
ARFF Available 24 Hours, Contact 118.1 or 808-961-9317.

Communications

CTAF:118.100
Weather:ASOS 808-825-4702
ATIS:126.4
operates continuously
Tower:
Contact 'Hilo Tower'
118.1,263.1
Ground:
Contact 'Hilo Ground'
121.9
Approach:
Contact 'HILO' Approach (0600-2200 local)
269.2,119.7,
Contact 'HCF CENTER' Approach (2200-0600 local)
323.0,120.25
Departure:
Contact 'HILO' Departure (0600-2200 local)
269.2,119.7,
Contact 'HCF CENTER' Departure (2200-0600 local)
323.0,120.25
Emergency:
121.5,243.0
Master Provides:ARTS-II
Basic Radar Contact Approach Control
Tower Remarks:Approach/Departure Service Provided by Honolulu Control Facility (Zhn) on Frequencies 118.45 (Haleakala RCAG)/284.6 (Hamakua RCAG) When Hilo Approach Closed.
When Air Traffic Control Tower Closed Transmit Intentions on Frequency 118.1.
Pilots Shud Watch for Signal Light-Gun Operations from Tower on West Side of Airport; New Tower Near East Terminal Ramp Under Construction.

Services

Fuel:Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A - Kerosene, freeze point -40C
A+
Automotive Gasoline
L for Fuel Advance Notice Required, for 100Ll Call (808) 960-5146 or Contact Frequency 128.95, for Jet-a Call (808) 934-7757 or Contact Frequency 130.8.
Airframe Repair:Minor
Powerplant Repair:None
Bottled Oxygen:None
Bulk Oxygen:None
Transient Storage:Tie-Down
Other Services:Air Freight, Crop Dusting, Cargo handling, Charter, Pilot Instruction, Aircraft Rental

Based Aircraft

Total:0

Annual Operations

Total:0

Ownership

Owner:State of Hawaii Airport Div Dot
Honolulu Intl Airport, 400 Rodgers Boulevard, Ste. 700
Honolulu, Hi 96819
808-838-8600
Manager:Tiffinie C Smith
Hawaii Dist Mgr Chauncey Wong Yuen at Keahole Airport 808-327-9520 Ext 222.
Airports District Manager, 2450 Kekuanaoa Street #215
Hilo, Hi 96720
808-961-9300

Runways

Runways:03/21
08/26

Runway 03/21

Length:5600 feet
by Ngs on 04/08/1994
Width:150 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Fair Condition
Surface Treatment:Saw-cut or Plastic Grooved
Classification (PCN):Pcr Value: 180/F/B/X/T
Weight Capacity:Single Wheel aircraft: 52,000 lbs
Dual Wheel aircraft: 83,000 lbs
Dual Tandem Wheel aircraft: 148,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:Med Intensity
End 03 End 21
Takeoff Run Available (TORA):5600 feet5251 feet
Takeoff Distance Available (TODA):5600 feet5251 feet
Accelerate-Stop Distance Available (ASDA):5600 feet5510 feet
Landing Distance Available (LDA):5251 feet5510 feet
True Alignment:041,(032 Magnetic)221,(212 Magnetic)
Runway Markings:Nonprecision Instrument,Fair ConditionNonprecision Instrument,Fair Condition
Displaced Threshold Distance:349' 
Elevation at End:33.3' MSL25.4' MSL
Elevation at Displaced Threshold:33.5' MSL 
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:33.7' MSL31.4' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height:48' AGL 
Visual Glide Path Angle:3.25° 
Visual Glide Slope Indicator:4-Box VASI on left side of runway 
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL):Yes 
Objects:FencePole
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Other than utility runway with a visual approachOther than utility runway with a nonprecision approach having visibility minimums greater than 3/4 mile
Object Clearance Slope:0:1
Approach Ratio 20:1 from Displaced Threshold.
28:1
Object Height:7' AGL37' AGL
Object Distance:200' Along centerline
0B'
1050' Along centerline
20' Left of centerline

Runway 08/26

Length:9800 feet
by Ngs on 04/08/1994
Width:150 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:Saw-cut or Plastic Grooved
Classification (PCN):Pcr Value: 390/F/B/X/T
Weight Capacity:Single Wheel aircraft: 99,000 lbs
Dual Wheel aircraft: 154,000 lbs
Dual Tandem Wheel aircraft: 275,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:High Intensity
End 08 End 26
Takeoff Run Available (TORA):9800 feet9800 feet
Takeoff Distance Available (TODA):9800 feet9800 feet
Accelerate-Stop Distance Available (ASDA):9800 feet9800 feet
Landing Distance Available (LDA):9800 feet9800 feet
True Alignment:090,(081 Magnetic)270,(261 Magnetic)
ILS Type: ILS/DME
Runway Markings:Precision Instrument,Good ConditionPrecision Instrument,Good Condition
Elevation at End:27.3' MSL37.0' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:30.1' MSL37.6' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height:71' AGL70' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle:3.00°2.60°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator:4-light PAPI on right side of runway
PAPI Runway 08 Unusbl Beyond 3.0 NM
4-light PAPI on left side of runway
Approach Lights:ODALS - Omnidirectional Approach Lighting SystemMALSR - 1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
Objects:TreeTree
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Other than utility runway with a visual approachPrecision Instrument Runway
Object Clearance Slope:43:126:1
Object Height:32' AGL25' AGL
Object Distance:1400' Along centerline
600' Right of centerline
650' Along centerline
400' Left of centerline
Other Objects:+6' Fences 400' Left of Centerline. 

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

A110*G-This Airport Has Been Surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.
Runway 08 Pvd 1325' Marked by Chevrons, Unusbl for Landing/Takeoff/Ovrn/Sty; Cannot be Used in Computing Takeoff Data.
Air Traffic Control Tower Ctls Entry/Exit Traffic on Taxiways F&E to East Trml Ramp.
181' Lgtd Smoke Stack 1/2 Sm South of Field.
Prior Permission from Airport Mgr for Transient Parking.
be Alert Ocnl Bird Flocks on Airport and in Flight Across Runway 08/26 and 03/21.
(A70A) Jet Fuel Available Mon-Sat 0800-1700 Call (808) 935-6881/6122 or 961-6601.
(E93) No Marked Pad, Hel Operate from FBO Hanger Area.
Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Explosives Prohibited.
Prior Permission 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.
Runway 08/26 Single-Belly Twin Tandem (Sbtt) Gwt 450,000 Lbs.
Runway 03/21 Single-Belly Twin Tandem (Sbtt) Gwt 230,000 Lbs.
for Cd When Air Traffic Control Tower is Closed Contact Honolulu Control Facility at 808-840-6262.
Taxiway E Between Taxiway a and Runway 08/26 Ponding Drg Heavy Rains.
Runways 8, 21 and 26 Wind Cones are Located in the Rofa.

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