FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | KOA |
| Lat/Long: | 19-44-19.5570N / 156-02-44.2730W 19-44.325950N / 156-02.737883W 19.7387658 / -156.0456314 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 47 ft. / 14.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles NW of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -10 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 96740 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1971 |
| Sectional chart: | HAWAIIAN ISLANDS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY CENTER |
| FSS: | HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | KOA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT HIRL RY 17/35 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index D |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.3 |
| ATIS: | 127.4 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 808-329-0412 |
| KONA GROUND: | 121.9 [0600-2200] |
| KONA TOWER: | 120.3 254.3 [0600-2200] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.6 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY ON FREQS 126.0/278.3 (MOUNT HALEAKALA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| KOAr347/1.3 | | KONA VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 11E |
| IAIr336/5.2 | | KONA VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 11E |
| MUEr223/26.3 | | KAMUELA VOR/DME | | 113.30 | | 11E |
| UPPr191/30.0 | | UPOLU POINT VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BRADSHAW | | 257/25.5 | | 339 | | 10E | | BSF | -... ... ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A JET-A & 100 OCTANE FUEL AVBL DAILY 0800-1700, OTHER TIMES WITH PRIOR ARRANGMENTS, CALL 808-329-4682. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 11000 x 150 ft. / 3353 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 400.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 850.0, DOUBLE DUAL TANDEM WHEEL FOR DC10-10 450000 LBS GWT; B747-SP 700000 LBS GWT; B747-100 850000 LBS GWT. |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 19-45.231317N | | 19-43.420583N |
| Longitude: | 156-02.657333W | | 156-02.818417W |
| Elevation: | 47.1 ft. | | 37.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 185 true | | 354 magnetic, 005 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. terrain, 400 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HAWAII ST ARPTS DIV HONOLULU INTL ARPT HONOLULU, HI 96819 Phone 808-838-8600 |
| Manager: | CHAUNCEY WONG YUEN 73-200 KUPIPI ST, KONA INTL AIRPORT AT KEAHOLE KAILUA-KONA, HI 96740-2645 Phone 808-327-9520 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 46 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 12 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 313/day * | | 31% | local general aviation | | 21% | commercial | | 17% | air taxi | | 16% | military | | 15% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | USE MINIMUM POWER TO TAXI LANE & OUT OF PARKING SPOTS. |
| - | MIGRATORY BIRD ACTIVITY WITHIN A 5 NM RADIUS OF ARPT. |
| - | ALL WIDE-BODY AIRCRAFT CONTACT ATCT PRIOR TO ENGINE START. |
| - | CLASS A AND B EXPLOSIVES PROHIBITED. PPR FM ARPT MGR FOR TRANSPORTATION OF CLASS C EXPLOSIVES AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN AND OUT OF AIRPORT. |
| - | RAMP IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF OLD ATCT LIMITED TO ACFT WEIGHING 30000 LBS OR LESS. |
| - | JET ACFT ON CARGO AND SOUTH RAMP CTC ATCT PRIOR TO ENGINE START. |
| - | U.S. CUSTOMS LOCATED ON NORTH RAMP. |
| - | PUSH BACK/PULL OUT REQUIRED FROM TERMINAL PARKING POSITIONS FOR ALL ACFT, NO POWER OUT. |
| - | ITINERANT AIRCRAFT PARKING AT THE BASE OF THE OLD ATCT SHALL ENTER AND EXIT VIA TWY DELTA. |
| - | HELICOPTER OPERATIONS ON AND INVOF TWY ALPHA. |
| - | TPA SMALL ACFT 800' MSL; LARGE ACFT 1500' MSL. |
| - | REQ FOUR ENG ACFT TAXI WITH OUTBOARD ENGS AT IDLE DUE NARROW TWYS. |
| - | ALL HELICOPTERS CONFINE OPNS TO PAVED AREAS. |
| - | PPR FM AMGR FOR TRANSIENT PARKING CALL 808-327-9520. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| KAIKO ONE (RNAV) | |
download (105KB) |
| KAYAK FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (316KB) |
| VECKI SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (312KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 17 | |
download (286KB) |
| RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17 | |
download (216KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17 | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35 | |
download (183KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 35 | |
download (206KB) |
| LOC/DME BC RWY 35 | |
download (220KB) |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 17 | |
download (258KB) |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 35 | |
download (191KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (17KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| AMERY THREE | |
download (173KB) |
| CRISI ONE (RNAV) | |
download (113KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (50KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PHMU - Waimea-Kohala Airport (26 nm NE)
PHTO - Hilo International Airport (56 nm E)
PHHN - Hana Airport (63 nm N)
PHOG - Kahului Airport (73 nm N)
PHNY - Lanai Airport (81 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of longbachnguyen.com
Photo taken 13-Feb-2010
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-10) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 15:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 16:05 |
| Sunset | | 18:54 | | 04:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:17 | | 05:17 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 06:09:37 |
| Local (UTC-10) | 12-Aug-2013 20:09:37 |
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| METAR |
| PHKO | 130553Z 10006KT 10SM BKN032 BKN043 27/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02720211 10294 20272 53012
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| TAF |
| PHKO | 130520Z 1306/1406 18008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM131000 14005KT P6SM BKN050 FM131300 08005KT P6SM SCT050 FM132000 24009KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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