PHNL · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE
13
Elevation ft
6
Runways
12,360
Longest ft · 08L/26R
21.32N
157.93W

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport serves Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii at 13 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08L/26R, at 12,360 by 200 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

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
08L/26R12,360 × 200 ftasphalt (good)unlit
08R/26L12,000 × 200 ftasphalt (good)unlit
04R/22L9,002 × 150 ftasphalt (good)unlit
04L/22R6,955 × 150 ftasphalt (good)unlit
08W/26W5,090 × 300 ftwaterunlit
04W/22W3,000 × 150 ftwaterunlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 13 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.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)13 ft2,441 ft2,111 ft3,167 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,213 ft2,675 ft2,238 ft3,357 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,413 ft2,909 ft2,365 ft3,547 ft
35°C afternoon2,416 ft2,909 ft2,365 ft3,547 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08L/26R, 12,360 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,547 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 PHNL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
PHJR
Kalaeloa Airport
8 nm W8,365 ft
PHNY
Lanai Airport
63 nm SE5,001 ft
PHOG
Kahului International Airport
87 nm E6,998 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PHNL

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

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