Wheeler Army Airfield
HHI · PHHI · Wahiawa, Hawaii · Honolulu County · map
Wheeler Army Airfield is a private airport owned by U S Army, 1 mile southwest of Wahiawa, Hawaii, 843 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 5,608 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now PHHI · observed 10:55 am HST (20:55 UTC), 72 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (050°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,800 feet, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
- Temperature 80°F (27°C), dew point 65°F (18°C)
- Altimeter 29.96 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 7:00 am HST (17:00 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm HST (23:00 UTC)
- From Tue 7:00 am HST (17:00 UTC): wind light and variable, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet
- At times between Tue 11:00 am HST (21:00 UTC) and 3:00 pm HST (01:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 15, a broken layer at 3,000 feet MVFR
- Changing between Tue 6:00 pm HST (04:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm HST (05:00 UTC) to: wind from the east-southeast at 9 knots, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet
- Changing between Wed 8:00 am HST (18:00 UTC) and 9:00 am HST (19:00 UTC) to: wind from the east-northeast at 9 knots, a broken layer at 2,500 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PHHI 062055Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM FEW028 FEW060 27/19 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02670185 58008 $
TAF PHHI 061700Z 0617/0723 VRB06KT 9999 FEW025 SCT030 QNH2995INS TEMPO 0621/0701 07010G15KT BKN030 BECMG 0704/0705 11009KT 9999 FEW025 SCT030 QNH2994INS BECMG 0718/0719 07009KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2989INS TX27/0623Z TN20/0617Z
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HHI · ICAO PHHI
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Army
- Owner
- U S Army
- Elevation
- 843 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · operates 1730-0900z mon-fri except holidays and wkend; ot by notam.
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- On the chart
- Hawaiian Islands sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1946
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 5,608 × 100 ft | Asphalt | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 570 ft
- Runway 24: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 126.3 | Wheeler · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Digital ATIS | 119.675 | Wheeler |
| Ground | 121.85 | Wheeler |
| Approach and departure | 118.3 | Wheeler |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Wheeler |
| Pilot-to-weather (military) and metro | 125.1 | Wheeler |
| Operations Lightning radio | 141.65 | Wheeler |
| Operations Bird bath control | 148.5 | Wheeler |
Aircraft registered in Wahiawa from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Wahiawa, Hawaii: 2 piston singles, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Hawaii.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Rotating beacon 1/8 NM north of the control tower.
- All aircraft arrival from north after 1800 will cross airport at 2500 feet enter traffic from the south.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency.
- South traffic only. Traffic pattern altitude rotary wing 1500 feet above sea level; fixed wing 2000 feet above sea level.
- OT by NOTAM.
- Extv copter traffic in the vicinity of airport.
- Practice approaches by NON-TENANT aircraft restricted and apvd contingent upon tenant aircraft activity hours of day and etc.
- No transient aircraft service available.
- Night vision goggle training A311 500 feet and below from 1 hour after sunset through 1 hour before sunrise.
- Extremely noise sensitive area; avoid overflight communities surrounding Wheeler afb.
- Caution - extreme caution sweeper on runway M-F 1500-1700Z.
- Caution: use ctn on txy a due to no taxiway edge lights instld. All airfield markings are extremely faded on all apns and taxiways.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.