Daniel K Inouye International to Hilo International HNL → ITO
188 nautical miles (216 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 120°, about 109° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (13,500 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:37 pm HST (02:37 UTC). Right now HNL is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 11 knots; ITO is VFR, wind from the northeast (040°) at 8 knots. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 15,367 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.
The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words
Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from HNL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- C208 at 4,200 ft, 14 nm northeast, 12:39 pm HST (22:39 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 4,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 30 nm along the route, 14 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
MKK UA /OV MKK300010/TM 2239/FL042/TP C208/SK SKC/TB SMOOTH
- Report
- a routine report filed through MKK
- Where
- 10 nm northwest (300°) of MKK
- Time
- 22:39 UTC
- Height
- at 4,200 ft
- Aircraft
- C208
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- smooth
- C172 at 4,600 ft, 3 nm northwest, 2:34 pm HST (00:34 UTC): scattered clouds above 3,300 ft. 59 nm along the route, 3 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
LNY UA /OV LNY305007/TM 0034/FL046/TP C172/SK SCT033
- Report
- a routine report filed through LNY
- Where
- 7 nm northwest (305°) of LNY
- Time
- 00:34 UTC
- Height
- at 4,600 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Sky
- scattered clouds from 3,300 ft
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 4 forecast points nearest it (HNL, LNY, KOA, ITO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 070° at 4 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 1 h 36 min | 4:51 pm HST (02:51 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 030° at 5 kt | 0 | 120 kt | 1 h 34 min | 4:49 pm HST (02:49 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 010° at 12 kt | −5 kt | 14 °C | 125 kt | 1 h 30 min | 4:45 pm HST (02:45 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 360° at 20 kt | −10 kt | 11 °C | 130 kt | 1 h 27 min | 4:42 pm HST (02:42 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 360° at 25 kt | −15 kt | 8 °C | 135 kt | 1 h 24 min | 4:39 pm HST (02:39 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 350° at 27 kt | −17 kt | 6 °C | 137 kt | 1 h 22 min | 4:37 pm HST (02:37 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 350° at 25 kt | −15 kt | 3 °C | 135 kt | 1 h 24 min | 4:39 pm HST (02:39 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 030° at 15 kt | −1 kt | 0 °C | 121 kt | 1 h 33 min | 4:48 pm HST (02:48 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 040° at 14 kt | +3 kt | -1 °C | 117 kt | 1 h 36 min | 4:51 pm HST (02:51 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 070° at 11 kt | +7 kt | -15 °C | 113 kt | 1 h 40 min | 4:55 pm HST (02:55 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.
The forecast points as issued
| Point | From | 1,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNL | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 080/8 | 080/8 | 080/8 | 080/7 | 030/10 18° | 010/19 12° | 340/20 7° | 330/20 4° | 030/5 -2° | 150/8 -15° |
| LNY | used from 49 nm out; 11 nm from the line | 070/7 | 080/6 | 060/7 17° | 010/25 13° | 360/32 7° | 350/29 4° | 060/11 -1° | 080/11 -15° | ||
| KOA | used from 99 nm out; 32 nm from the line | L/V | L/V | L/V | 260/5 | L/V 16° | 360/15 11° | 360/34 7° | 360/34 4° | 040/21 -1° | 050/18 -15° |
| ITO | used from 148 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 070/7 | 070/8 | 070/7 | 080/9 | 340/7 12° | 330/16 10° | 350/21 6° | 350/32 5° | 040/21 -2° | 060/17 -14° |
The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNL Honolulu, HI | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a few clouds at 3,800 feet | from the north-northeast (030°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 13 ft | 2:53 pm HST (00:53 UTC) |
| MKK Kaunakakai, HI | 49 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,000 feet | from the north-northeast (030°) at 11 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | none | 453 ft | 00:54 UTC |
| UPP Hawi, HI | 129 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 96 ft | ||||
| MUE Kamuela, HI | 148 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,671 ft | ||||
| ITO Hilo, HI | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 6,000 feet | from the northeast (040°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 37 ft | 2:53 pm HST (00:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,671 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ITO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:37 pm HST (02:37 UTC)
Wind from the northeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ITO
- From Sun 2:00 pm HST (00:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet
- From Sun 6:00 pm HST (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am HST (20:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
The forecast for HNL, the departure
- From Sun 2:00 pm HST (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a few clouds at 4,500 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm HST (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a few clouds at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am HST (21:00 UTC): wind from the east at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm HST (04:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at HNL 6:09 pm HST (04:09 UTC), at ITO 5:59 pm HST (03:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:21 pm HST (04:21 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Daniel K Inouye International, Hilo International.