PHOG · Kahului International Airport

KAHULUI, HAWAII · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

6,998

Longest ft · 02/20

20.90N

156.43W

Kahului International Airport serves Kahului, Hawaii at 54 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 6,998 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
02/20	6,998 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
05/23	4,980 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 54 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)	54 ft	2,449 ft	2,116 ft	3,174 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,254 ft	2,683 ft	2,242 ft	3,363 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,454 ft	2,917 ft	2,369 ft	3,553 ft
35°C afternoon	2,467 ft	2,919 ft	2,370 ft	3,555 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02/20, 6,998 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,555 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 PHOG is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PHNY Lanai Airport	30 nm W	5,001 ft
PHMU Waimea Kohala Airport	69 nm SE	5,197 ft
PHKO Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole	73 nm S	11,000 ft
PHNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	87 nm W	12,360 ft
PHJR Kalaeloa Airport	95 nm W	8,365 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PHOG

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

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