PHKO · Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole

KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runway

11,000

Longest ft · 17/35

19.74N

156.05W

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole serves Kailua-Kona, Hawaii at 47 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 11,000 by 150 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
17/35	11,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 47 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	47 ft	2,447 ft	2,115 ft	3,172 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,247 ft	2,681 ft	2,242 ft	3,362 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,447 ft	2,915 ft	2,368 ft	3,552 ft
35°C afternoon	2,458 ft	2,917 ft	2,369 ft	3,554 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 11,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,554 ft needed). 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

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at PHKO is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PHMU Waimea Kohala Airport	27 nm NE	5,197 ft
PHTO Hilo International Airport	57 nm E	9,800 ft
PHOG Kahului International Airport	73 nm N	6,998 ft
PHNY Lanai Airport	81 nm NW	5,001 ft
PHNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	142 nm NW	12,360 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PHKO

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at PHKO, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at PHKO or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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