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 and fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now PHKO · observed 9:53 am HST (19:53 UTC), 45 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (230°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 84°F (29°C), dew point 71°F (22°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 7:20 am HST (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm HST (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 8:00 am HST (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 10:00 am HST (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm HST (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PHKO 061953Z 23009KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP128 T02890217 PNO
TAF PHKO 061720Z 0618/0724 VRB06KT P6SM FEW050 FM062000 24008KT P6SM BKN040 FM070600 VRB06KT P6SM FEW040 SCT060
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 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
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: minor 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
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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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, never named. All aircraft registered in Hawaii.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.