FAA facility Airport

LIHUE

LIHUE, HAWAII FAA LIH ICAO PHLI Open to the public

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Runways

5 records · drawn to relative scale

03/21 6,500 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · 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 RP	45°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 6,500 · TODA 6,500 · ASDA 6,500 · LDA 6,500
21	225°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	205 ft	TORA 6,500 · TODA 6,500 · ASDA 6,500 · LDA 6,295

17/35 6,500 × 150 ft · Asphalt (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	180°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 6,500 · TODA 6,500 · ASDA 6,500 · LDA 6,500
35 RP	0°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 6,500 · TODA 6,500 · ASDA 6,500 · LDA 6,500

H1 40 × 40 ft · Concrete (good) · Unlighted

Runway-end details

Runway H1 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
H1	—	—	—	—	—	—

H2 40 × 40 ft · Concrete · Unlighted

Runway-end details

Runway H2 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
H2	—	—	—	—	—	—

H3 40 × 40 ft · Concrete · Unlighted

Runway-end details

Runway H3 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
H3	—	—	—	—	—	—

Communications

18 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
LIH VORTAC	113.5/82X	—
CTAF	118.9	—
LCL/P	118.9	0600-2200
EMERG	121.5	0600-2200
GND/P	121.9	0600-2200
LIHUE RCO	122.1R	—
LIHUE RCO	122.4	—
MOUNT KAALA RCAG	126.5	—
ATIS	127.2	0600-2200
LIH ASOS	127.2	—
HEL OPS	128.4	0600-2200
APCH/S DEP/S	134.0	0600-2200

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CD/S	134.0	0600-2200
MOUNT KAALA RCAG	134.0	—
EMERG	243.0	0600-2200
LIHUE RCO	253.5	—
LCL/P	263.1	0600-2200
MOUNT KAALA RCAG	269.4	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
35	ILS/DME	I	110.9	Operational restricted (1984-07-05)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

LIHUE Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 PHLI

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

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: LIH / PHLI
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1950-03
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index C I C
Fuel: 100 JET A
Repair: Airframe: Minor
Powerplant: Minor
Tower: FAA control tower

Location

City: LIHUE, HI
County: Kauai
FAA region: Western-Pacific region
Coordinates: 21.97598, -159.33896
Elevation: 152.4 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

LIH Commissioned 1998-01-20 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

686Reported strikes

18With damage

3Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-04-25. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for LIHUE
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	11	0
2013	11	0
2014	12	0
2015	15	0
2016	9	0
2017	19	1
2018	23	0
2019	16	0
2020	11	0
2021	13	0
2022	15	0
2023	27	0
2024	25	3
2025	39	0
2026	5	0

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