Lihue Airport
LIH · PHLI · Lihue, Hawaii · Kauai County · map
Lihue Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles east of Lihue, Hawaii, 152 feet above sea level. It has 5 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 6,500 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A) and about 46 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 17 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 120,466 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,767,740 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Lihue Airport?
Its FAA code is LIH, and its ICAO code is PHLI.
Where is Lihue Airport?
It is 2 miles east of Lihue, Hawaii, 152 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Lihue Airport?
The longest of its 5 runways, 03/21, is 6,500 feet long.
Does Lihue Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lihue Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Lihue Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Daniel K Inouye International, Los Angeles International, Kahului, Seattle-Tacoma International, San Francisco International. Every route
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 Lihue Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LIH · ICAO PHLI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 152 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 12:00 am
- 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
- March 1950
Runways 5
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 6,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 6,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Concrete, good | |
| H2 | 40 × 40 ft | Concrete | |
| H3 | 40 × 40 ft | Concrete |
- Runway 03: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 205 ft, 6,295 ft available for landing, tree 4 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.9 | Lihue |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Lih and automated weather (ASOS) | 127.2 | Lihue |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) · Clearance delivery (secondary) · Mount Kaala Center (remote transmitter) Contact hcf when lih tower closed and unable 126.5/269.4; Low | 134.0 | Lihue |
| Ground | 121.9 | Lihue |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Lihue |
| Mount Kaala Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 126.5 | Lihue |
| Helicopter and operations | 128.4 | Lihue |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 808-855-3098.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, cargo handling, charter flights
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
- <crash and fire equipment available 24 hours.
- Stadium flood lights 125 feet AGL/282 feet MSL/ 2400 feet southwest from runway 03 threshold.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 35; runway end identifier lights runways 03, 17, and 21; PAPI runways 03, 17, 21, and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21; high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Helicopter major.
- Pattern altitude single engine 1000 (851) multi engine 1500 (1351).
- Dist rmng signs left side of runway 35.
- Unusable beyond 1.5 NM and 7 degreess left of centerline and offset 9.5 degrees east of centerline due to rapidly rising trrn.
- Unusable beyond 5 degreess right of centerline.
- Intersection departures from taxiway D on runway 17/35 not authorized.
- Military aircraft make fuel arrangements before arrival.
- Due to nonvisibility the control tower unable to provide air traffic control service between aircraft and/or vehicles on taxiway B from 220 feet to 500 feet south of taxiway D.
- Runway 17/35 weight lmt DC10-10 340000 pounds; DC10-30 430000 pounds.
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 17,419 departures from LIH in those twelve months, carrying 1,821,204 passengers in 2,432,015 seats (75% filled), to 24 destinations (1 abroad) on 16 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lihue → Daniel K Inouye International LIH–HNL | 8,710 | 735,459 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co. and 8 more |
| Lihue → Los Angeles International LIH–LAX | 1,569 | 248,509 | American Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc. and 3 more |
| Lihue → Kahului LIH–OGG | 1,508 | 123,428 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co. and 4 more |
| Lihue → Seattle-Tacoma International LIH–SEA | 1,077 | 153,656 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., Air Transport International |
| Lihue → San Francisco International LIH–SFO | 893 | 120,514 | United Air Lines Inc., Alaska Airlines Inc. |
| Lihue → Oakland San Francisco Bay LIH–OAK | 655 | 93,348 | Southwest Airlines Co., Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc. |
| Lihue → Sacramento International LIH–SMF | 456 | 31,170 | Air Transport International, Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc. |
| Lihue → Phoenix Sky Harbor International LIH–PHX | 382 | 64,667 | American Airlines Inc. |
All 24 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 | 19 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| helicopters | 22 |
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.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 120,466, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 32,010 |
| air taxi and commuter | 71,069 |
| general aviation, travelling | 9,706 |
| general aviation, local | 5,937 |
| military | 1,744 |
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 Lihue from the FAA register
30 aircraft are registered to owners in Lihue, Hawaii: 20 helicopters, 9 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.
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
Charter operators and airlines based in Lihue:
- Jack Harter Helicopters, Inc. 4 aircraft on the certificate
- Island Helicopters Kauai, Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate Island Helicopters Kauai, Inc.
- Safari Aviation, Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Aloha Helicopter Tours LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Lihue:
- Airborne Solutions Hawaii Airborne Aviation is a helicopter utility company based in Kauai, Hawaii, specializing in external load operations.
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 training center examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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 · 13 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Lihue 30 aircraft · 20 helicopters, 9 piston singles, 1 piston twins
- Aloha Helicopter Tours LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Air Ventures Hawaii LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Jack Harter Helicopters INC 5 aircraft in town
- Saf LTD 4 aircraft in town
- Jack Harter Helicopters, Inc. 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Island Helicopters Kauai, Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Safari Aviation, Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Aloha Helicopter Tours LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Airborne Solutions Hawaii · repair station
- Daniel K Inouye International (HNL) 8,710 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc.
- Los Angeles International (LAX) 1,569 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc.
- Kahului (OGG) 1,508 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc.
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 1,077 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- San Francisco International (SFO) 893 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK) 655 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Sacramento International (SMF) 456 flights in twelve months · Air Transport International, Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 382 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Hawaii 523 since 1982 · 85 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 4 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Hawaii 14 landing places
- Hawaii 695 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LIH.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.