PHLI — Lihue
Lihue, HI · field elevation 152 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
PHLI current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PHLI 252353Z 04020KT 10SM -RA SCT023 SCT029 SCT046 29/22 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP132 P0000 60001 T02890222 10294 20250 58020 $
- Wind
- from 040° at 20 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 29 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,827 ft · pressure altitude 142 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 040° at 20 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | 20 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 35 | 15 kt head | 13 kt from the right |
| 17 | 15 kt tail | 13 kt from the left |
| 21 | 20 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
19 within 20 nm, closest 7 nm. Last image 9 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 5,000–5,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PHLI 252340Z 2600/2624 05018G28KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 SCT040 FM260600 05018G28KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC040 FM262000 05020G30KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 21.97598, -159.33896
- Elevation
- 152 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1627Z / 0429Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2200
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (1990)
- Fuel
- 100,A
- Sectional
- Hawaiian Islands
- County
- Kauai, HI
Airport diagram
Everything else PHLI publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 6,500 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
| 17/35 | 6,500 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| H1 | 40 | 40 | CONC | — |
| H2 | 40 | 40 | CONC | — |
| H3 | 40 | 40 | CONC | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 127.2
- Tower 0600-2200
- 118.9
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance CTC HCF WHEN LIH TWR CLSD AND UNABLE 126.5/269.4
- 134.0
- CTAF
- 118.9
- Approach CTC HCF WHEN LIH TWR CLSD AND UNABLE 126.5/269.4
- 134.0
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR
- 3 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.