FAA facility Airport

HILO INTL

HILO, HAWAII FAA ITO ICAO PHTO Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

03/21 5,601 × 150 ft · Asphalt (fair) · Medium-intensity edge lights

03 21

Runway-end details

Runway 03/21 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
03	41°	—	VASI · 4-box · left side	—	351 ft	TORA 5,192 · TODA 5,192 · ASDA 5,601 · LDA 5,250
21	221°	—	—	—	—	TORA 5,250 · TODA 5,250 · ASDA 5,510 · LDA 5,510

08/26 9,803 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

08 26

Runway-end details

Runway 08/26 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
08	90°	—	PAPI · 4-light · right side	ODALS Omnidirectional approach light system	—	TORA 9,803 · TODA 9,803 · ASDA 9,803 · LDA 9,803
26	270°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 9,803 · TODA 9,803 · ASDA 9,803 · LDA 9,803

Communications

16 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
ITO VORTAC	116.9/116X	—
CTAF	118.1	—
LCL/P	118.1	0600-2200
HALEAKALA RCAG	118.45	—
APCH/P DEP/P	119.7	0600-2200
CD/P	120.25	0600-2200
EMERG	121.5	0600-2200
GND/P	121.9	0600-2200
HILO RCO	122.1R	—
HILO RCO	122.6	—
ATIS	126.4	0600-2200
EMERG	243.0	0600-2200

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LCL/P	263.1	0600-2200
APCH/P DEP/P	269.2	0600-2200
HAMAKUA RCAG	284.6	—
APCH/S DEP/S	323.0	0600-2200

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
26	ILS/DME	I	110.7	Operational ifr (2018-07-17)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

HILO INTL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2025-03-20 PHTO

HILO INTL Observed 2025-04-17 through 2026-07-09 PHTO

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

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

Fuel changed 2025-04-17

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: ITO / PHTO
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1938-04
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index C I C
Fuel: 100LL JET A A+ MOGAS
Repair: Airframe: Minor
Powerplant: NONE
Tower: Control tower + radar approach control ATCT-TRACON
Landing fee: Charged

Location

City: HILO, HI
County: Hawaii
FAA region: Western-Pacific region
Coordinates: 19.72026, -155.04847
Elevation: 37.6 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

ITO Commissioned 1998-01-20 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

402Reported strikes

9With damage

1Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-05-31. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for HILO INTL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	12	1
2013	6	0
2014	7	1
2015	13	0
2016	8	0
2017	12	0
2018	15	2
2019	20	0
2020	10	0
2021	9	0
2022	18	0
2023	33	0
2024	18	1
2025	24	1
2026	7	1

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