PHJH · Kapalua Airport

LAHAINA, HAWAII · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

256

Elevation ft

Runway

3,000

Longest ft · 02/20

20.96N

156.67W

Kapalua Airport serves Lahaina, Hawaii at 256 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 3,000 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Private-use airfield. The FAA file marks this field private use. It is listed here for reference. Landing needs the owner's prior permission, and there may be no fuel or services. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
02/20	3,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 256 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	256 ft	2,488 ft	2,137 ft	3,206 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,456 ft	2,722 ft	2,264 ft	3,395 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,656 ft	2,956 ft	2,390 ft	3,585 ft
35°C afternoon	2,717 ft	2,968 ft	2,397 ft	3,595 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02/20, 3,000 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (3,595 ft). Plan hot-day departures for the morning and check the POH. The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: PHJH is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PHOG Kahului International Airport	14 nm E	6,998 ft
PHNY Lanai Airport	19 nm SW	5,001 ft
PHNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	73 nm W	12,360 ft
PHMU Waimea Kohala Airport	81 nm SE	5,197 ft
PHJR Kalaeloa Airport	81 nm W	8,365 ft

04Fuel and services at PHJH

There is no public FBO fuel to log at PHJH. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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