Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)

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Location and general information

IATA code: HNL
ICAO code: PHNL
FAA site number: 52161.*A
City / state: Honolulu, HI
County: Honolulu
Time zone: Pacific/Honolulu
Reference point: 21°19'04.17" N
157°55'12.90" W
Elevation: 13.5 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 11° E (1990)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, State of Hawaii
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 4,220 acres
From downtown: 4 NM northwest
Sectional chart: Hawaiian Islands
Activated: 02/1938

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 24 hours
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100 octane, Jet A, Jet A-1+
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high/low, bulk high/low
Transient storage: Tie-downs
Other services: Air freight, crop dusting, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
ARTCC: Honolulu Control Facility (ZHN)
Flight service: Honolulu (HNL)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: HNL
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: No
Customs: Landing rights airport
FAR 139 certification: Class I, ARFF index E, scheduled air carrier (05/1973)
Airport manager: Malcom Smith
808-836-6533
Last FAA inspection: 06/27/2025

FAA remarks

Prior permission required from airport manager for transporation of class A or B explos in and/or out of HNL.
Due to non-visibility tower una to dtrm if the following areas are clear of obstructions and/or traffic: ptns of taxiway J between taxiway B and runway 08R; ptns of inter-island aircraft parking ramp.
Due to location of control tower, controllers unable to determine whether aircraft are on correct final approach to runways 04L-04R and 22L-22R.
Taxiways G ADG V and below power in W/prior permission required.
Caution: during periods of repeated precipitation anticipate wet runway condtions, if current conditions require confirmation contact Honolulu tower on initial contact.
Caution: recreational boating activities on and in the vicinity of waterways.
Military: all military aircraft with vip code 7 or above contact 15WG command post or relay through HF/SSB awy 1 hour out to CFM blocktime.
Traffic pattern ovhd altitude 2000 ft, restricted to hiang and sentry aloha aircraft.
Military: all military aircraft require cstms/AG/img inspection must contact 15WG command post or if amc contact hickam amcc, NLT 3 hours prior to arrival with departure location, EST block time, number of aircrew, civ/military passengers, foreign nationals, and DV codes.*.
Runways 04W/22W and 08W/26W recreational boating activities on and in the vicinity of waterways.
Bird strike hazard all runways.
Military a-gear runway 26R: hook MB100(B) (25 ft overrun).
Military caution: FOD hazard exists on all movement areas E of taxiway S. Fighter aircraft exercise extreme caution when taxiing.
Military caution: a FOD hazard exists on all taxiways and runways but especially on runway 4L/22R and taxiways north of runway 8L/26R.
Military caution: no fighter transient support available in accordance with acc lset flash safety 06-02. Transient fighter units should provide their own maintenance support.
Military restricted: upon arrival, crews will provide crew order/eal to 647 SFS patrol and procd drctly to command post (building 2050) and cmplt an outbound setup sheet to facilitate departure rqmnts.
Military/communications: bedtime (all coronet W tankers use 311.0 for tanker-ftr inter-plane on launch day. After duty hour DSN 448-8888 613AOC/amd, flight management).
Military misc: weather operate H24, DSN 449-2251, C808-658-9961.
Military misc (2 of 2 cont'd): limited weather brief support.remote flight weather briefings contact 17TH weather SQ H24, DSN 315-449-7950/8333, fax DSN 315-449-8336; 2 hour PN require for timely brief.official obsn taken by FAA. Cooperative weather watch procedures do not exist BTW weather and ATC.
Military misc: no comsec material available through hickam airfield operations.
Military remarks: see flip AP/3 supplementary aprt info, route and area restricted, and Oakland Fir flight haz.
Military misc: airfield operations DSN 449-0046/0048 fax DSN 449-7624.
Military restricted: tower approval required to use taxiway kilo from runway 4R. Hold line in effect for taxiway R7 between PTN of taxiway crossing approach zone for runway 04L/R. Taxiway P closed to aircraft over 12500 lb.
Military service-a-gear: runway 4R/22L and 8R/26L surface grooved within 10 ft of a-g system. Potential for FTR aircraft tail hook skip exists.
Military misc 1 of 2: due to sensitivities of citizens, FTR aircraft departure only authorized FR 1700-0700Z mon-sat, and 1800-0700Z sun and hol. All request for waivers will be sent to the 15/OG/CC or 154 OG/CC for hiang aircraft at least 5 working days in advance.
Military misc 2 of 2: waivers will be granted on extreme nec. If short notice MSN essential waivers are nec, contact 15OG/CC by fone through 15 WG comd post(15 WG/CP) or 154 OG/CC for hiang aircraft. 15 WG command post will pass approval to hickam flight service and hickam ramp advisory.
Military transient alert: 15 WG can provide eqpt but crews must provide own pers when needed.
Military restricted: jbph-h is prior permission required to all non-tfwc MSN, amc training MSN and KC-135 8 UN and 8 EN MSN call 735TH moc at DSN (315) 499-6970 for prior permission required. All amc prior permission required will be coordinate mon-fri 1700-0400Z only. All non-amc aircraft such as foreign, sister service, transient aircraft, and other MSN must contact 15 oss/OSA (amops) at 15oss.osa@us.af.mil or comm 808-789-7215/5932, DSN 315-447-7215/5932, duty cell 808-658-9953 for prior permission required coordinate. All prior permission required will be apvd no earlier than 72 hour but no later than 24 hour prior.
Military restricted: all transient aircraft not on an amc/twcf MSN and home STN aircraft terminating at jbph-h, will provide A 3 hour out call (comm 808-448-6900) as well as a 20-30 minimum out call on 292.5 to the 15 WG/CP (KOA Control).
Military restricted: military aircraft operate during bird watch condition moderate (initial takeoff or full stop landing only, no multiple IFR/VFR approach) and severe (takeoff and landing proh without 15 OG/CC approval or 154 OG/CC approval for hiang aircraft) contact hik ramp, PTD, 15 WG comd post, 735 amc comd post, 154 WG comd post for current condition.
All jet aircraft contact ramp Control prior to engine start at gate or hard stand.
Wide body and 4 engine tbjts landing on runway 04R roll to end of runway, no left turn at taxiway K without approval.
Apron taxilane 2 east end 360 ft closed.
Apron taxilane 6 between taxiway C and south ramp closed except GA/fixed wing loading/unloading only.
Military service-fuel: a++ (military; available H24).
Military misc: ANG - HI ANG airfield operations operate 1500-0300Z mon-fri and UTA weekends; closed SAT, sun and hol.
Military misc: all FPL must be filed with phnl as destn. If military side of airport is final destn, place "destination hik" in rmks of FPL. For NOTAM use phnl ident.
Military restricted: if aircraft is carrying haz cargo, cargo manifest is also required. Available times to accept haz cargo are 0400-1600Z; all haz cargo must coordinate with amops 449-0046/48 48 hours prior to MSN.
Caution: hickam ramp taxi instrns not valid within phnl airport operating area (aoa) which incls taxiways A, B, ptns of taxiways V (south of taxiway A) and T, and all runways. Aircrews must contact HNL tower or HNL ground as drctd prior to entering or while within the phnl aoa. Hickam ramp will instr all aircraft at the haz cargo pad adjacent to taxiway B, taxiways A1-A4, V2-V5 and phik ramp side ptns of taxiway T and V (north of taxiway A).

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: HNL
ICAO code: PHNL
Location: Honolulu, Oahu, HI, United States
Elevation: 13.5 ft
Time zone: Pacific/Honolulu
Coordinates: 21.31839, -157.92567

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
08L / 26R	12,360 × 200 ft	Asphalt, fair, grooved
08R / 26L	12,000 × 200 ft	Asphalt, excellent, grooved
04R / 22L	9,002 × 150 ft	Asphalt, excellent, grooved
04L / 22R	6,955 × 150 ft	Asphalt, fair
08W / 26W	5,090 × 300 ft	Water
04W / 22W	3,000 × 150 ft	Water

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)

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