PHLI · Lihue Airport

LIHUE, KAUAI, HAWAII · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

153

Elevation ft

Runways

6,500

Longest ft · 03/21

21.97N

159.34W

Lihue Airport serves Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii at 153 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 6,500 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
03/21	6,500 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
17/35	6,500 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 153 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)	153 ft	2,468 ft	2,126 ft	3,189 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,353 ft	2,702 ft	2,253 ft	3,379 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,553 ft	2,936 ft	2,379 ft	3,569 ft
35°C afternoon	2,590 ft	2,943 ft	2,383 ft	3,575 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 6,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,575 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 PHLI is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PHJR Kalaeloa Airport	81 nm SE	8,365 ft
PHNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	88 nm SE	12,360 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PHLI

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at PHLI, 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 PHLI or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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