PHTO · Hilo International Airport

HILO, HAWAII · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

9,800

Longest ft · 08/26

19.72N

155.05W

Hilo International Airport serves Hilo, Hawaii at 38 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 9,800 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
08/26	9,800 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
03/21	5,600 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 38 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)	38 ft	2,445 ft	2,114 ft	3,171 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,238 ft	2,679 ft	2,241 ft	3,361 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,438 ft	2,914 ft	2,367 ft	3,551 ft
35°C afternoon	2,447 ft	2,915 ft	2,368 ft	3,552 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 9,800 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,552 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 PHTO is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PHMU Waimea Kohala Airport	39 nm NW	5,197 ft
PHKO Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole	57 nm W	11,000 ft
PHOG Kahului International Airport	105 nm NW	6,998 ft
PHNY Lanai Airport	125 nm NW	5,001 ft
PHNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	188 nm NW	12,360 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PHTO

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

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