AirportsHilo International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Hilo, in Hawaii, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ITO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ITO
- ICAO code
- PHTO
- City
- Hilo
- State or region
- Hawaii
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.7214° N, 155.0454° W
- Elevation
- 12 m (38 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,987 m (9,800 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ITO means Hilo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PHTO. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.7214° N, 155.0454° W. It stands 12 metres (38 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Honolulu, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Hilo International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,987 metres (9,800 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 137.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,987 m 9,800 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 1,707 m 5,600 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Waimea Kohala AirportWaimea (Kamuela) | MUE | 72 km |
| Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at KeāholeKailua-Kona | KOA | 105 km |
| Hana AirportHana | HNM | 156 km |
| Kahului International AirportKahului | OGG | 195 km |
| Kapalua AirportLahaina | JHM | 219 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,259 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,240 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,030 km | 17 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,721 km | 14 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,877 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,937 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,102 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,540 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,246 km | 10 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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