PHMK · Molokai Airport

KAUNAKAKAI, HAWAII · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

454

Elevation ft

Runways

4,494

Longest ft · 05/23

21.15N

157.10W

Molokai Airport serves Kaunakakai, Hawaii at 454 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 4,494 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	4,494 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
17/35	3,118 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 454 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)	454 ft	2,527 ft	2,158 ft	3,237 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,654 ft	2,761 ft	2,284 ft	3,427 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,854 ft	2,995 ft	2,411 ft	3,617 ft
35°C afternoon	2,963 ft	3,016 ft	2,423 ft	3,634 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 4,494 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,634 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 PHMK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PHNY Lanai Airport	23 nm S	5,001 ft
PHOG Kahului International Airport	40 nm E	6,998 ft
PHNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	47 nm W	12,360 ft
PHJR Kalaeloa Airport	55 nm W	8,365 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PHMK

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

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