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Daniel K Inouye International

HNL · PHNL · Honolulu, Hawaii · Honolulu County · map

Daniel K Inouye International is a public-use airport owned by the State of Hawaii, 4 miles northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, 14 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 08L/26R, is 12,360 feet of asphalt. It has 2 water landing areas. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 286 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 146 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 334,189 takeoffs and landings a year. About 8,695,009 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.

Quick answers answers refresh every morning

What is the airport code for Daniel K Inouye International?

Its FAA code is HNL, and its ICAO code is PHNL.

Where is Daniel K Inouye International?

It is 4 miles northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, 14 feet above sea level.

How long is the longest runway at Daniel K Inouye International?

The longest of its 4 runways, 08L/26R, is 12,360 feet long.

Does Daniel K Inouye International have a control tower?

Yes, it has a control tower.

What fuel can you buy at Daniel K Inouye International?

The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive.

Where can you fly nonstop from Daniel K Inouye International?

Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Kahului, Lihue, Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole, Lanai, Hilo International. Every route

Are there flight schools at Daniel K Inouye International?

3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Pacific Flight Academy LLC and Lani Lea Sky Tours LLC. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Daniel K Inouye International?

6 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions

Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Daniel K Inouye International…

Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com

Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.

The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA HNL · ICAO PHNL
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
State of Hawaii
Elevation
14 feet above sea level
Control tower
A control tower with approach control · around the clock
Attended
around the clock
Lights
beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel and services
100 octane avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
Notes
certified for airline service (Part 139)
On the chart
Hawaiian Islands sectional
Magnetic variation
11E
In the FAA's files since
February 1938

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 6

08L26R08R26L04R22L04L22R08W26W04W22WN5,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for Daniel K Inouye International
The FAA's official airport diagram (taxiways, ramps, hot spots); tap to enlarge, or open the FAA's PDF.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
08L/26R12,360 × 200 ftAsphalt, fairHigh-intensity lights
08R/26L12,000 × 200 ftAsphalt, excellentHigh-intensity lights
04R/22L9,002 × 150 ftAsphalt, excellentHigh-intensity lights
04L/22R6,955 × 150 ftAsphalt, fairMedium-intensity lights
08W/26W5,090 × 300 ftWater
04W/22W3,000 × 150 ftWater
  • Runway 08L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 12,245 ft available for landing
  • Runway 26R: PAPI, four lights on the left, road 15 ft high 600 ft from the end
  • Runway 08R: PAPI, four lights on the left
  • Runway 26L: LDA with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), 11,830 ft available for landing
  • Runway 04R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 8,950 ft available for landing, tree 20 ft high 1,100 ft from the end
  • Runway 22L: PAPI, four lights on the left, 8,937 ft available for landing, stack 74 ft high 2,000 ft from the end
  • Runway 04L: PAPI, four lights on the left
  • Runway 22R: ant 50 ft high 1,500 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Digital ATIS127.9Honolulu
Clearance delivery121.4Honolulu
Ground121.9Honolulu
Tower118.1Honolulu
Tower Runway 08R/26L123.9Honolulu
Approach and departure · Banzi Rnav Dp · Departure procedure (KEOLA) West; Kaths,lihue,lilia,nonni,puppi, south kauai trns.118.3Honolulu
Class B airspace · Departure · Departure procedure (KEAHI) East; Jorda,lanai, upolu trns.124.8Honolulu
Class B airspace Arrival east/northwest departure northwest119.1Honolulu
Emergency121.5Honolulu
Hnl and vot111.0
Adzy Honolulu ramp adzy121.8Honolulu
Operations Shaka operations125.3Honolulu
Adzy · Pre-taxi clearance Hickam ramp adzy; Hickam133.6Honolulu
Comd and post141.8Honolulu
Comd and post 15 AW comd post168.0Honolulu

Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 808-807-2538.

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
100 octane avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive
Repairs
airframe and engine: major repairs
Parking
tie-downs
Oxygen
bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
Also here
air freight, crop spraying, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying

Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Kalaeloa (John Rodgers Field) (8 nm west), Kawaihapai Airfield (22 nm northwest).

The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Hawaii · avgas.

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out

  • (joint base pearl HARBOR-HICKAM)
  • Landing fee and storage charges collbl on arrival.
  • 2 hours advn notice required outside rglr bus hours.
  • Overhead traffic pattern altitude 2000' restricted to 154 WG (hiang ) and 15 wing FTR/C17 and sentry aloha aircraft. Traffic pattern altitude for small aircraft entering from northwest 800 (787). Traffic pattern altitude for small aircraft entering from south 1000 (987). Traffic pattern altitude for large aircraft entering from south 1500 (1487).
  • Runway 8L wind cone in non-standard lctn.
  • No agricultural operations (crop dusting) allowed WI class B airspace.
  • BAK-14 BAK-12B (1500').
  • BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1500').
  • 100 octane fuel available through the FBO (fixed-base operator).
  • Runway 22L PAPI unusable beyond 2 NM.
  • Runway 26L PAPI aligned 05 degrees L of runway centerline. Runway 26L PAPI unusble beyond 5 degrees R of runway centerline.
  • Runway 26R PAPI unusable beyond 1.5 NM from threshold

Sustainable aviation fuel from the SAFxCHANGE record

Regular supply · 2 announcements, latest 2025-08 · supplied by Cosmo Oil Marketing Co. Ltd. · taken by Hawaiian Airlines.

SAF blended on select flights from Osaka to Honolulu under sales agreement.

Sustainable aviation fuel at Daniel K Inouye International: every announcement · Every airport with sustainable aviation fuel

Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings

Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…

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Arrivals and departures, last hour

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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.

Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026

Airlines reported 94,883 departures from HNL in those twelve months, carrying 10,303,823 passengers in 12,978,158 seats (79% filled), to 105 destinations (39 abroad) on 46 airlines.

All 105 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month

From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.

Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024

single-engine105multi-engine25jets70helicopters30other56
Based aircraft, as a table
aircraft
single-engine105
multi-engine25
jets70
helicopters30
other56
146different aircraft heard arriving or departing here in the last 7 days (550 in 30 days)

The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.

8,695,009passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024

Takeoffs and landings a year about 334,189, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)

airline170,181air taxi and commuter95,222general aviation, travelling54,128general aviation, local46military14,612
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
a year
airline170,181
air taxi and commuter95,222
general aviation, travelling54,128
general aviation, local46
military14,612

Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Honolulu from the FAA register

237 aircraft are registered to owners in Honolulu, Hawaii: 101 piston singles, 54 airliners and large jets, 28 helicopters, 24 turboprops, 16 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Hawaii.

Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register

Fuel and service companies in Honolulu, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:

  • Pacific Flight Academy LLC 19 aircraft · Honolulu Pacific Flight Academy is a flight school in Honolulu, Hawaii that offers comprehensive aviation training programs from Private Pilot through Airline Transport Pilot ratings.
  • Lani Lea Sky Tours LLC 4 aircraft · Honolulu Lani Lea Flight School provides flight training, aircraft rentals, and sky tours in Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Barbers Point Flight School LLC 11 aircraft · Kapolei, 10 miles away

Charter operators and airlines based in Honolulu:

Repair stations in Honolulu:

Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 parachute rigger examiner, 18 aircrew program designees.

All 35 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
  • DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
  • APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 53 since 1982, 5 fatal

2025-06-11ANC25LA050 · Short Bros Sd3-60 N221LM · accident · no injuries
2024-12-21ANC25LA011 · Raytheon Aircraft Company C90A N438CA · accident · no injuries
2024-12-18ANC25FA010 · Cessna 208B N689KA · accident · 2 killed
2024-08-19ANC24LA077 · Robinson R44 N740RH · accident · no injuries
2023-05-22ANC23LA038 · Aerospatiale As350B2 N745RH · accident · no injuries
2023-01-24DCA23LA133 · Boeing 777-222 N774UA · incident · no injuries
2021-09-23DCA22LA004 · Airbus A321-271N N208HA · accident · no injuries
2021-07-02DCA21FA174 · Boeing 737-275C N810TA · accident · serious injuries
2019-10-31ANC20LA003 · Cessna 208 N926FE · accident · no injuries
2018-12-13WPR19LA041 · Hawker Hawker Hntr Fmk 58 N323AX · accident · serious injuries
2018-08-08WPR18LA221 · Hughes 369 N369MH · accident · no injuries
2017-10-15DCA18CA007 · Boeing 767 328 N342AX · accident · serious injuries

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HNL.json.

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 26, 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.