PHMU · Waimea Kohala Airport

WAIMEA (KAMUELA), HAWAII · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

2,671

Elevation ft

Runway

5,197

Longest ft · 04/22

20.00N

155.67W

Waimea Kohala Airport serves Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaii at 2,671 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 5,197 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
04/22	5,197 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,671 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,671 ft	2,959 ft	2,392 ft	3,588 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,871 ft	3,193 ft	2,518 ft	3,778 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,071 ft	3,427 ft	2,645 ft	3,967 ft
35°C afternoon	5,712 ft	3,552 ft	2,713 ft	4,069 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 5,197 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,069 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 PHMU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PHKO Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole	27 nm SW	11,000 ft
PHTO Hilo International Airport	39 nm SE	9,800 ft
PHOG Kahului International Airport	69 nm NW	6,998 ft
PHNY Lanai Airport	86 nm NW	5,001 ft
PHNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	149 nm NW	12,360 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PHMU

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

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