FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LIH |
| Lat/Long: | 21-58-33.5389N / 159-20-20.2487W 21-58.558982N / 159-20.337478W 21.9759830 / -159.3389580 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 153 ft. / 46.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of LIHUE, HI |
| Time zone: | UTC -10 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 96766 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | HAWAIIAN ISLANDS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY CENTER |
| FSS: | HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LIH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA SINGLE ENGINE 1000 (851) MULTI ENGINE 1500 (1351). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT HIRL RY 17/35; REIL RY 17; MALSR RY 35; MIRL RY 03/21; REIL & PAPI RY 03; REIL RY 21 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
| Airline operations: | CRASH & FIRE EQUIPMENT AVBL 24 HRS. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.9 |
| ATIS: | 127.2 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 808-246-3707 |
| LIHUE GROUND: | 121.9 [0600-2200] |
| LIHUE TOWER: | 118.9 263.1 [0600-2200] |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| HEL OPNS: | 128.4 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY ON FREQS 126.5/269.4 (MOUNT KAALA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LIH at field | | LIHUE VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 11E |
| SOKr056/11.5 | | SOUTH KAUAI VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 11E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A 100 OCTANE FUEL AVBL 0900-1700. FOR JET A FUEL CALL 1-800-776-2138 OR 1-800-821-3122. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR HELI MAJOR. |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 6500 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 350.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 730.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | GRADIENT 1.11% UP SW. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 21-58.374277N | | 21-59.133260N |
| Longitude: | 159-20.929077W | | 159-20.115118W |
| Elevation: | 152.5 ft. | | 80.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.2% | | 1.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 045 true | | 214 magnetic, 225 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 205 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 1.5 NM & OFFSET 9.5 DEGREES EAST OF CNTRLN DUE TO RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN. | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 4 ft. tree, 200 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 6500 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m DISTANCE REMAINING SIGNS LEFT SIDE |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 175.0 | | Double tandem: | 250.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 630.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 21-58.900923N | | 21-57.827427N |
| Longitude: | 159-20.152727W | | 159-20.152933W |
| Elevation: | 91.5 ft. | | 91.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 169 magnetic, 180 true | | 349 magnetic, 000 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 | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 64 x 64 ft. / 20 x 20 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned DIST. MGR; STATE OF HAWAII DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION AIRPORTS DIV. |
| Owner: | HAWAII ST ARPTS DIV HONOLULU INTL ARPT HONOLULU, HI 96819 Phone 808-838-8600 |
| Manager: | DENNIS L. NEVES 3901 MOKULELE LP BOX 6 LIHUE, HI 96766 Phone 808-274-8805 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 44 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 18 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 423/day * | | 35% | air taxi | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 16% | commercial | | 14% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | STADIUM FLOOD LIGHTS 125' AGL/282' MSL/ 2400' SW FROM RWY 03 THR. |
| - | RY 17/35 WGT LIMIT DC10-10 340000 LBS; DC10-30 430000 LBS. |
| - | 405 FT OF RY 17/35 500 FT SOUTH OF TWY D & RY 17/35 INTXN NOT VISIBLE FM ATCT. |
| - | HELICOPTER PADS 1-20 LCTD W OF CONTROL TOWER. |
| - | MISC 2 OF 3: ACFT NEEDING ENGINE RUNUPS FOR OTHER THAN NORMAL START-UP AND TAXI OUT ARE REQUIRED TO COORDINATE THESE RUNUPS WITH AIRPORT MGT. NORMAL RUNUP AREA IS ON TWY ALPHA NORTH OF TWY B AND ALPHA INTERSECTION. ACFT ORIENTATION IS DEPENDENT ON WIND AND WITH TOWER APPROVAL. |
| - | MISC 3 OF 3: POWER SETTING WILL NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO LIGHTS AND SIGNS, IF RUN MAY CAUSE DAMAGE AN ALTERNATE LOCATION WILL BE SELECTED. |
| - | MISC 1 OF 3: PPR FOR PARKING ALL TRANSIENT ACFT, CALL AMGR (808) 274-3800 BTN 1700Z AND 0230Z. OTHER TIMES, CALL (808) 651-6255; FAX (808) 241-3939 BTN 1700Z 0230Z, OTHER TIMES (808) 246-1434. MILITARY/CIVILIAN ACFT CARRYING MUNITIONS/HAZMAT MUST COORDINATE ITINERARY NLT 24 HRS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. |
| - | EXTENSIVE LARGE AND SMALL BIRD ACTIVITY INVOF RYS INCLUDING THE NENE GOOSE. |
| - | INTXN DEPS FM TWY D ON RY 17/35 NOT AUTHORIZED. |
| - | PPR FOR TRANSPORTATION OF CLASS 'A' 'B' 'C' EXPLOSIVES AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN AND OUT OF ARPT. CALL 1(808)241-3912. |
| - | MILITARY ACFT MAKE FUEL ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE ARRIVAL. |
| - | DUE TO NONVISIBILITY ATCT UNABLE TO PROVIDE ATC SVC BTN ACFT AND/OR VEHICLES ON TWY B FM 220 FT TO 500 FT S OF TWY D. |
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.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PHJR - Kalaeloa Airport (John Rodgers Field) (81 nm SE)
PHNL - Honolulu International Airport (88 nm SE)
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Times for 17-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-10) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 15:34 |
| Sunrise | | 05:58 | | 15:58 |
| Sunset | | 19:09 | | 05:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:33 | | 05:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:34:41 |
| Local (UTC-10) | 17-May-2013 23:34:41 |
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| METAR |
| PHLI | 180853Z AUTO 03011KT 10SM FEW023 SCT034 23/19 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02330189 51006 TSNO
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| TAF |
| PHLI | 180530Z 1806/1906 05012KT P6SM FEW020 SCT040 FM181400 04008KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040 FM182000 05010KT P6SM FEW020 SCT040
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