AirportsEllison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole is a large airport serving Kailua-Kona, in Hawaii, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KOA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KOA
- ICAO code
- PHKO
- City
- Kailua-Kona
- State or region
- Hawaii
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 19.7388° N, 156.0456° W
- Elevation
- 14 m (47 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,353 m (11,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KOA means Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PHKO. 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 19.7388° N, 156.0456° W. It stands 14 metres (47 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Hilo, about 100 km away in a straight line.
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
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,353 metres (11,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 60.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,353 m 11,000 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 | 49 km |
| Hilo International AirportHilo | ITO | 105 km |
| Hana AirportHana | HNM | 118 km |
| Kahului International AirportKahului | OGG | 135 km |
| Lanai AirportLanai City | LNY | 150 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,180 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,155 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,969 km | 17 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,747 km | 14 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,959 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,026 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,998 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,448 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,175 km | 10 h 20 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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