AirNav: PHMU - Waimea-Kohala Airport

PHMU

Waimea-Kohala Airport
Kamuela, Hawaii, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	MUE
Lat/Long:	20-00-04.7770N 155-40-05.1860W 20-00.079617N 155-40.086433W 20.0013269,-155.6681072 (estimated)
Elevation:	2671.1 ft. / 814.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:	11E (1985)
From city:	1 mile SW of KAMUELA, HI
Time zone:	UTC -10 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code:	96743

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1953
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY CENTER
FSS:	HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	MUE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0600-1930
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT:	120.0 (808-887-8127)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY (ZHN) ON FREQS 118.45 (HALEAKALA RCAG)/278.3 (MOUNT HALEAKALA RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
MUE at field	KAMUELA VOR/DME	113.30	11E
UPPr129/15.5	UPOLU POINT VORTAC	112.30	11E
KOAr040/27.3	KONA VORTAC	112.10	11E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:

5197 x 100 ft. / 1584 x 30 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	55.0
Double wheel:	90.0
Double tandem:	150.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 4

RUNWAY 22

Latitude:

19-59.815350N

20-00.343867N

Longitude:

155-40.444200W

155-39.728650W

Elevation:

2661.8 ft.

2671.1 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

041 magnetic, 052 true

221 magnetic, 232 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-box VASI on right (2.50 degrees glide path)
RY 4 VASI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT CNTRLN.

4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 22 VASI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG L/R CNTRLN.

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

9 ft. fence, 300 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear
+4' TRRN 165' SE CNTRLN & 0' FM THR BOTH ENDS RWY 4-22.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	STATE OF HAWAII AIRPORTS DIV 400 RODGERS BLVD, SUITE 700 HONOLULU, HI 96819 Phone 808-838-8701
Manager:	CHAUNCEY WONG YUEN 73-200 KUPIPI STREET KAILUA-KONA, HI 96740-2645 Phone 808-327-9520 ARPT MAINT/OPNS ERNEST ALFONSO 808-327-9520.

Additional Remarks

-	TPA SMALL ACFT 3500' MSL. LARGE ACFT 4200' MSL.
-	OCNL FLOCKS OF PIGEONS ON ARPT AND NEAR RY 04/22.
-	PPR FOR TRANSIENT PARKING.
-	PPR FM ARPT MGR PHONE (808)327-9520 FOR TRANSPORTATION OF DIVISION 1.1,1.2,1.3 EXPLOSIVES IN OR OUT OF AIRPORT.
-	ALL HELICOPTERS CONFINE OPNS TO PAVED AREAS ONLY.
-	RY 04 30 FT TREES 275 FT R OF CNTRLN 3000 FT FM APCH END RY.
-	FOR CD CTC HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY AT 808-840-6262.

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 from 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04		download (289KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22		download (240KB)
VOR/DME RWY 04		download (254KB)
VOR-A		download (250KB)
VOR-A		download (250KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (50KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PHSF - Bradshaw Army Airfield (16 nm SE)
PHKO - Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (27 nm SW)
PHTO - Hilo International Airport (39 nm SE)
PHHN - Hana Airport (51 nm N)
PHOG - Kahului Airport (69 nm NW)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 27-Oct-2025

	Local (UTC-10)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:01	16:01
Sunrise	06:23	16:23
Sunset	17:50	03:50
Evening civil twilight	18:13	04:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Oct-2025 17:07:09
Local (UTC-10)	27-Oct-2025 07:07:09

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