The Full Guide to Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (PHKO)
One of the busiest airports in the Hawaiian Islands aside from Honolulu and Kahului, Kona International has a lot to offer, and with that, sometimes you may need a guide! Kona International is the last of the major Hawiian airports to become 3D in Infinite Flight. It was worked on by @DeerCrusher, @RedWolf, and @BLee all at separate times, and was started in 2021. I hope you’ll enjoy this airport and the guide!
Image from airports.hawaii.gov
Terminals
Kona International Airport serves a total of 9 airlines (excluding cargo), 2 of them only being seasonally. Kona has 3 terminals; Terminal 1, Terminal 2, and the International Terminal. Lets break it down to see which airlines serve which terminals and what destinations they fly to:
Terminal 1 (North)
-
American Airlines (Los Angeles [LAX], Phoenix [PHX])
-
Southwest Airlines (Honolulu [HNL], Kahului [OGG], Las Vegas [LAS], Oakland [OAK], Seasonal Flight to Los Angeles [LAX])
-
United Airlines (Chicago [ORD], Denver [DEN], Los Angeles [LAX], San Francisco [SFO])
(Source: Wikipedia)
Terminal 2 (South)
-
Alaska Airlines (Portland [PDX], San Diego [SAN], San Jose [SJC], Seattle [SEA], Seasonal Flight to Anchorage [ANC])
-
Delta Air Lines (Los Angeles [LAX], Seattle [SEA])
-
Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu [HNL], Kahului [OGG], Lihue [LIH], Los Angeles [LAX], Tokyo [HND] Flown out of INT terminal)
(Source: Wikipedia)
International Terminal
-
WestJet (Seasonal Flights to Calgary [YYC] and Vancouver [YVR])
-
Air Canada (Seasonal Flight to Vancouver [YVR])
(Source: Wikipedia)
Terminal Map
Please do note that there is a new operations building built between the two terminals as well as there is a new international terminal, meaning this map is not completely up to date.
(Source: ifly.com)
Cargo
Please note that some routes may be outdated/wrong because of charter cargo and the fast-changing cargo network.
-
Aloha Air Cargo (Hilo [ITO], Honolulu [HNL], Kahului [OGG])
-
Atlas Air (Kahului [OGG], Ontario [ONT] operated by Atlas Air)
-
Kalitta Air (Los Angeles [LAX])
-
UPS Air (Honolulu [HNL], Kahului [OGG], Ontario [ONT])
(Source: Wikipedia)
Fixed Base Operators (Private Jet and Charter Operations)
Atlantic Aviation (South side of airport)
Signature Aviation (South side of airport)
Both FBOs serve any jets that can fit on the ramp, but the most common charters/private jets seen at Kona belong to private owners, NetJets, Flexjet, and Sun Country (charter). Rarely in the past we have even seen an Antonov at Kona!
Runway
Kona has 1 runway; 17/35, which is 11,000 x 150 feet long.
17:
Elevation: 48.6ft
Traffic Pattern: Right
Papi Glide Path: 3.00 degrees
ILS/DME Approach: Yes
35:
Elevation: 38.0ft
Traffic Pattern: Left
Papi Glide Path: 3.00 degrees
ILS/DME approach: None
(Source: airnav.com)
Arrival/Departure Procedures
Arrivals:
-
KAYAK6, used for inter-island arrivals and mainland oceanic track arrivals, listed to be used by both runway ends but is usually used for runway 17.
-
VECKI9, used for inter-island arrivals and mainland oceanic track arrivals, listed to be used by both runway ends but is usually used for runway 17.
Departures:
-
AMERY4, only consists of 2 waypoints.
-
CRISI2, only consists of 1 waypoint.
-
ONIZU2, named after Ellison Onizuka, used for inter-island departures and oceanic track departures.
Hope you found this guide helpful!
-RedWolf, BLee
