AirportsLihue Airport is a large airport serving Lihue, Kauai, in Hawaii, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LIH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LIH
- ICAO code
- PHLI
- City
- Lihue, Kauai
- State or region
- Hawaii
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 21.9744° N, 159.3371° W
- Elevation
- 47 m (153 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,981 m (6,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LIH means Lihue Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PHLI. 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 21.9744° N, 159.3371° W. It stands 47 metres (153 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Honolulu, about 170 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
Lihue Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,981 metres (6,500 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 405.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,981 m 6,500 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,981 m 6,500 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Inouye International AirportHonolulu, Oahu | HNL | 163 km |
| Molokai AirportKaunakakai | MKK | 249 km |
| Kalaupapa AirportKalaupapa | LUP | 259 km |
| Lanai AirportLanai City | LNY | 280 km |
| Kapalua AirportLahaina | JHM | 298 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,759 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,732 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,566 km | 16 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,592 km | 14 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,078 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,203 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,638 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,028 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,128 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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