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 and fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now PHNL · observed 10:53 am HST (20:53 UTC), 28 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 3,800 feet
- Temperature 83°F (28°C), dew point 67°F (19°C)
- Altimeter 29.93 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:07 am HST (21:07 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm HST (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am HST (21:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm HST (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am HST (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PHNL 062053Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW025 SCT038 28/19 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02830194 58007 $
TAF PHNL 062107Z 0621/0724 05010KT P6SM FEW030 SCT045 FM070600 VRB05KT P6SM FEW030 SCT045 FM072000 15008KT P6SM FEW030 SCT045
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 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
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Hawaiian Islands sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1938
Runways 6
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08L/26R | 12,360 × 200 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 08R/26L | 12,000 × 200 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 04R/22L | 9,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 04L/22R | 6,955 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08W/26W | 5,090 × 300 ft | Water | |
| 04W/22W | 3,000 × 150 ft | Water |
- 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 ATIS | 127.9 | Honolulu |
| Clearance delivery | 121.4 | Honolulu |
| Ground | 121.9 | Honolulu |
| Tower | 118.1 | Honolulu |
| Tower Runway 08R/26L | 123.9 | Honolulu |
| Approach and departure · Banzi Rnav Dp · Departure procedure (KEOLA) West; Kaths,lihue,lilia,nonni,puppi, south kauai trns. | 118.3 | Honolulu |
| Class B airspace · Departure · Departure procedure (KEAHI) East; Jorda,lanai, upolu trns. | 124.8 | Honolulu |
| Class B airspace Arrival east/northwest departure northwest | 119.1 | Honolulu |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Honolulu |
| Hnl and vot | 111.0 | |
| Adzy Honolulu ramp adzy | 121.8 | Honolulu |
| Operations Shaka operations | 125.3 | Honolulu |
| Adzy · Pre-taxi clearance Hickam ramp adzy; Hickam | 133.6 | Honolulu |
| Comd and post | 141.8 | Honolulu |
| Comd and post 15 AW comd post | 168.0 | Honolulu |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 808-807-2538.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Honolulu from the FAA register
238 aircraft are registered to owners in Honolulu, Hawaii: 101 piston singles, 55 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Hawaii.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 53 since 1982, 5 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
- (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
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.