Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole to Lihue Airport KOA → LIH
228 nautical miles (263 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 307°, about 296° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 6-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:46 pm HST (01:46 UTC). 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: 737 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 KOA.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- C172 at 2,000 ft, 1 nm south, 11:12 am HST (21:12 UTC): a few clouds above 2,000 ft. At the departure end, 1 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
KOA UA /OV 5NM S/TM 2112/FL020/TP C172/SK FEW020
- Report
- a routine report filed through KOA
- Where
- 5NM south
- Time
- 21:12 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Sky
- a few clouds from 2,000 ft
- C208 at 3,500 ft, 19 nm northeast, 12:06 pm HST (22:06 UTC): clear from 3,500 ft to 60,000 ft. 79 nm along the route, 19 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
LNY UA /OV LNY/TM 2206/FL035/TP C208/SK SKC
- Report
- a routine report filed through LNY
- Where
- over LNY
- Time
- 22:06 UTC
- Height
- at 3,500 ft
- Aircraft
- C208
- Sky
- clear
- C208 at 4,200 ft, 31 nm northeast, 12:39 pm HST (22:39 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 4,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 109 nm along the route, 31 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
- B712 at 3,300 ft, 4 nm east, 12:10 pm HST (22:10 UTC): a few clouds above 2,500 ft. At the destination end, 4 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
LIH UA /OV LIH050004/TM 2210/FL033/TP B712/SK FEW025
- Report
- a routine report filed through LIH
- Where
- 4 nm northeast (050°) of LIH
- Time
- 22:10 UTC
- Height
- at 3,300 ft
- Aircraft
- B712
- Sky
- a few clouds from 2,500 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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even 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 (KOA, LNY, HNL, LIH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 050° at 5 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 1 h 53 min | 3:50 pm HST (01:50 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 030° at 8 kt | +1 kt | 16 °C | 119 kt | 1 h 55 min | 3:52 pm HST (01:52 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 010° at 16 kt | +7 kt | 13 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 01 min | 3:58 pm HST (01:58 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 360° at 20 kt | +13 kt | 10 °C | 107 kt | 2 h 08 min | 4:05 pm HST (02:05 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 350° at 23 kt | +17 kt | 6 °C | 103 kt | 2 h 13 min | 4:10 pm HST (02:10 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | +19 kt | 4 °C | 101 kt | 2 h 15 min | 4:12 pm HST (02:12 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 350° at 13 kt | +9 kt | 1 °C | 111 kt | 2 h 03 min | 4:00 pm HST (02:00 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 040° at 7 kt | −1 kt | -2 °C | 121 kt | 1 h 53 min | 3:50 pm HST (01:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 110° at 6 kt | −6 kt | -15 °C | 126 kt | 1 h 49 min | 3:46 pm HST (01:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOA | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| LNY | used from 50 nm out; 21 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° | ||
| HNL | used from 99 nm out; 22 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° |
| LIH | used from 199 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 090/9 | 100/10 | 100/10 | 090/5 | 030/5 17° | 010/5 11° | 290/10 6° | 270/20 3° | 230/14 -3° | 210/18 -16° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOA Kailua-Kona, HI | departure | no report just now | 50 ft | ||||
| LNY Lanai City, HI | 79 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,308 ft | ||||
| JRF Kapolei, HI | 149 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 32 ft | ||||
| LIH Lihue, HI | destination | no report just now | 152 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,308 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LIH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:46 pm HST (01:46 UTC)
LIH has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 KOA 6:03 pm HST (04:03 UTC), at LIH 6:14 pm HST (04:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:37 pm HST (04:37 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: Ellison Onizuka Kona International AT Keahole, Lihue Airport.