FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ITO |
| Lat/Long: | 19-43-12.9468N / 155-02-54.4925W 19-43.215780N / 155-02.908208W 19.7202630 / -155.0484701 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 38 ft. / 11.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of HILO, HI |
| Time zone: | UTC -10 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 96720 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | HAWAIIAN ISLANDS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY CENTER |
| FSS: | HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ITO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2030 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 & HIRL RY 08/26; MALSR RY 26 & ODALS RY 08 - 118.1. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
| Airline operations: | ARFF AVBL 24 HRS, CONTACT 118.1 OR (808) 934-5830/5831. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.1 |
| ATIS: | 126.4 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 808-961-2077 |
| HILO GROUND: | 121.9 [0600-2200] |
| HILO TOWER: | 118.1 263.1 [0600-2200] |
| HILO APPROACH: | 119.7 269.2 [0600-2200] |
| HCF APPROACH APPROACH: | 120.25 323.0 [2200-0600] |
| HILO DEPARTURE: | 119.7 269.2 [0600-2200] |
| HCF APPROACH DEPARTURE: | 120.25 323.0 [2200-0600] |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY ON FREQ. 126.6/284.6 (HAMAKUA RCAG) WHEN HILO ATCT CLOSED.
- WHEN ATCT CLSD TRANSMIT INTENTIONS ON FREQ 118.1.
- PILOTS SHUD WATCH FOR SIGNAL LIGHT-GUN OPERATIONS FROM TOWER ON WEST SIDE OF ARPT; NEW TOWER NEAR EAST TERMINAL RAMP UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ITOr257/2.1 | | HILO VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 11E |
| MUEr104/38.8 | | KAMUELA VOR/DME | | 113.30 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PAHOA | | 327/11.6 | | 332 | | 11E | | POA | .--. --- .- |
| BRADSHAW | | 085/30.9 | | 339 | | 10E | | BSF | -... ... ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIRED, FOR 100LL CALL (808) 960-5146/864-0236 OR CTC FREQ 128.95, FOR JET-A CALL (808) 935-7757 OR CTC FREQ 130.8. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 9800 x 150 ft. / 2987 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 250.0 | | Double tandem: | 350.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 850.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 19-43.282213N | | 19-43.281993N |
| Longitude: | 155-03.466470W | | 155-01.756752W |
| Elevation: | 27.3 ft. | | 37.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 090 true | | 259 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 6-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) VASI UPWIND TCH 110.3' GLIDE ANGLE 3.25 DEGS; DOWNWIND TCH 59.6' GLIDE ANGLE 3.00 DEGS. | | 4-box VASI on left (2.60 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. tree, 1400 ft. from runway, 600 ft. right of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear +6' FENCES 400' LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 25 ft. tree, 650 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5600 x 150 ft. / 1707 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 | | Double tandem: | 140.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 410.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 03/21 NO JET OPNS BTN 1800-0600. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 19-42.749398N | | 19-43.449910N |
| Longitude: | 155-03.746338W | | 155-03.108108W |
| Elevation: | 33.3 ft. | | 25.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% DOWN | | 0.1% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 041 true | | 210 magnetic, 221 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 349 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) VASI USBL DIST LMTD TO 4 NM FROM THR DUE OBSTN. | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway APCH RATIO 20:1 FM DSPLCD THR. | | 37 ft. pole, 1050 ft. from runway, 20 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF HAWAII ARPT DIV DOT HONOLULU INTL ARPT HONOLULU, HI 96819 Phone 808-838-8600 |
| Manager: | STEVEN J. SANTIAGO ASSISTANT AIRPORT DISTRICT MANAGER, HILO INTL AIRPORT, 1363 MOKUEA ST. HILO, HI 96720 Phone 808-961-9300 HAWAII DIST MGR CHAUNCEY WONG-YUEN AT KEAHOLE ARPT (808) 329-2484. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 44 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 10 | | Ultralights: | | 2 | | Military aircraft: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 195/day * | | 53% | air taxi | | 20% | commercial | | 12% | local general aviation | | 8% | military | | 7% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| A70A | JET FUEL AVBL MON-SAT 0800-1700 CALL (808) 935-6881/6122 OR 961-6601. |
| E93 | NO MKD PAD, HEL OPER FM FBO HANGER AREA. |
| - | RWY 08 PVD 1325' MKD BY CHEVRONS, UNUSBL FOR LNDG/TKOF/OVRN/STY; CANNOT BE USED IN COMPUTING TKOF DATA. |
| - | CLASS A AND B EXPLOSIVES PROHIBITED. |
| - | PPR FROM AMGR FOR TRANSPORTATION OF CLASS C EXPLOSIVES AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN OR OUT OF AIRPORT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT: AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF NOISE SENSITIVE RESIDENTIAL AREAS N, W AND SW OF AIRPORT. |
| - | RY 3/21 CLSD TO TURBINE ACFT 1800-0600. |
| - | RY 08/26 SINGLE-BELLY TWIN TANDEM (SBTT) GWT 450,000 LBS. |
| - | RY 03/21 SINGLE-BELLY TWIN TANDEM (SBTT) GWT 230,000 LBS. |
| - | ATCT CTLS ENTRY/EXIT TFC ON TWYS F&E TO EAST TRML RAMP. |
| - | 181' LGTD SMOKE STACK 1/2 SM SOUTH OF FLD. |
| - | PPR FROM ARPT MGR FOR TRANSIENT PARKING. |
| - | BE ALERT OCNL BIRD FLOCKS ON ARPT AND IN FLT ACROSS RWY 08/26 AND 03/21. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 26 | |
download (253KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (168KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (195KB) |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 26 | |
download (206KB) |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN-A | |
download (233KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (168KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| PARIS FOUR (OBSTACLE) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (369KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PHMU - Waimea-Kohala Airport (39 nm NW)
PHKO - Kona International Airport at Keahole (56 nm W)
PHHN - Hana Airport (84 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Abrie Dabel; Pilot Jon Dabel operated by Tropicbird Flight Service of Kona, Hawaii
Photo taken 15-Oct-2009
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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Times for 17-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-10) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:21 | | 15:21 |
| Sunrise | | 05:45 | | 15:45 |
| Sunset | | 18:48 | | 04:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:12 | | 05:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:33:02 |
| Local (UTC-10) | 17-May-2013 23:33:02 |
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| METAR |
| PHTO | 180853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN042 OVC050 21/19 A3007 RMK AO2 RAE27B43 SLP181 P0000 60000 T02060189 51006 TSNO
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| TAF |
| PHTO | 180530Z 1806/1906 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 FM180800 24005KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 FM182000 12010KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN035 FM190400 20004KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040
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