Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole
KOA · PHKO · Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · Hawaii County · map
Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole is a public-use airport, 6 miles northwest of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 50 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 11,000 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A) and about 65 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 114,478 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,994,201 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole?
Its FAA code is KOA, and its ICAO code is PHKO.
Where is Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole?
It is 6 miles northwest of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 50 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 11,000 feet long, asphalt and concrete.
Does Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Daniel K Inouye International, Kahului, Los Angeles International, Seattle-Tacoma International, San Francisco International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole?
2 pilot examiners and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA KOA · ICAO PHKO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 50 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A; 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
- January 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 11,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, gnd 6 ft high 400 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.3 | Kona |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.4 | Kona |
| Clearance delivery | 118.6 | Kona |
| Ground | 121.9 | Kona |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Kona |
| Haleakala and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 118.45 | Kona |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 808-991-0580.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling, flight instruction, aircraft rental
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
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 17; high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Double dual tandem wheel for DC10-10 450000 pounds gross weight; B747-SP 700000 pounds gross weight; B747-100 850000 pounds gross weight.
- Terrain
- Pattern altitude small aircraft 800' above sea level; large aircraft 1500' above sea level.
- Required four eng aircraft taxi with outboard engs at idle due narrow taxiways.
- All helicopters confine operations to paved areas.
- Migratory bird activity within a 5 NM radius of airport.
- U.south. Customs located on south ramp.
- Push back/pull out required from terminal parking positions for all aircraft, no power out.
- Helicopter operations on and in the vicinity of taxiway alpha.
- AP rescue and firefighting (ARFF) mnt the common traffic frequency 120.3 when air traffic control closed.
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 18,686 departures from KOA in those twelve months, carrying 2,018,136 passengers in 2,652,667 seats (76% filled), to 46 destinations (14 abroad) on 22 airlines.
All 46 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
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 33 |
| multi-engine | 12 |
| helicopters | 20 |
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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 114,478, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 34,958 |
| air taxi and commuter | 7,825 |
| general aviation, travelling | 17,677 |
| general aviation, local | 48,061 |
| military | 5,957 |
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 Kailua-Kona from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii: 1 piston single. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Hawaii.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Benjamin Fouts private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Kailua-Kona, HI (0 nm) · (808) 640-0147 · [email protected]
- Darryl Grace private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Kailua Kona, HI (7 nm) · (808) 238-7963 · [email protected]
All 4 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 16 since 1982, 2 fatal
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Kailua-Kona 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 16 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Hawaii 524 since 1982 · 86 in the last ten years
- Daniel K Inouye International (HNL) 8,345 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc.
- Kahului (OGG) 1,706 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc.
- Los Angeles International (LAX) 1,670 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 1,395 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- San Francisco International (SFO) 1,143 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Sacramento International (SMF) 524 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Ontario International (ONT) 415 flights in twelve months · Air Transport International, United Parcel Service
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 379 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc.
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Hawaii 14 landing places
- Hawaii 696 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/KOA.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.