FAA facility Airport

ELLISON ONIZUKA KONA INTL AT KEAHOLE

KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII FAA KOA ICAO PHKO Open to the public

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Runways

1 record · drawn to relative scale

17/35 11,000 × 150 ft · Asphalt / concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

17 35

Runway-end details

Runway 17/35 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
17 RP	185°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 11,000 · TODA 11,000 · ASDA 11,000 · LDA 11,000
35	5°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 11,000 · TODA 11,000 · ASDA 11,000 · LDA 11,000

Communications

12 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
KOA VORTAC	112.1/58X	—
HALEAKALA RCAG	118.45	—
CD/P	118.6	0600-2200
CTAF	120.3	—
LCL/P	120.3	0600-2200
EMERG	121.5	0600-2200
GND/P	121.9	0600-2200
KONA RCO	122.3	—
ATIS	127.4	0600-2200
EMERG	243.0	0600-2200
LCL/P	254.3	0600-2200
MOUNT HALEAKALA RCAG	278.3	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
17	ILS/DME	I	109.7	Operational restricted (2018-02-09)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

ELLISON ONIZUKA KONA INTL AT KEAHOLE Observed 2024-06-13 through 2025-02-20 PHKO

ELLISON ONIZUKA KONA INTL AT KEAHOLE Observed 2025-03-20 through 2026-07-09 PHKO

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

Runway surface changed 2026-04-16

Runway dimensions changed 2025-11-27

Runway dimensions changed 2025-02-20

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: KOA / PHKO
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1971-01
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index D I D
Fuel: 100 JET A
Repair: Airframe: NONE
Powerplant: Minor
Tower: FAA control tower

Location

City: KAILUA-KONA, HI
County: Hawaii
FAA region: Western-Pacific region
Coordinates: 19.73877, -156.04563
Elevation: 50.5 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

KOA Commissioned 1998-01-20 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

15Reported strikes

1With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2025-12-02. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.