FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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 |
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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 17-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-10) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:25 | | 15:25 |
| Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 15:49 |
| Sunset | | 18:52 | | 04:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:16 | | 05:16 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:33:35 |
| Local (UTC-10) | 17-May-2013 23:33:35 |
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| METAR |
| PHKO | 180853Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM FEW044 SCT070 26/15 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02560150 50004 TSNO
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| TAF |
| PHKO | 180530Z 1806/1906 14007KT P6SM FEW025 SCT050 FM181000 09005KT P6SM FEW050 FM182100 25009KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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