PHTO — Hilo Intl
Hilo, HI · field elevation 38 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-TRACON
PHTO current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PHTO 100053Z 03005KT 8SM -RA FEW022 BKN035 OVC060 28/21 A2999 RMK AO2 RAB51 SLP155 P0000 T02780211 $
- Wind
- from 030° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,481 ft · pressure altitude -32 ft
- Observed
- 47 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 08 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 26 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 21 | 5 kt tail | 1 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
8 within 20 nm, closest 8 nm. Last image 5 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 2,500–3,500 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 PHTO 092320Z 1000/1024 07008KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 SCT070 FM100500 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 SCT040 FM102000 03007KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 19.72026, -155.04847
- Elevation
- 38 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
- 1626Z / 0342Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2200
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A+,MOGAS
- Sectional
- Hawaiian Islands
- County
- Hawaii, HI
Airport diagram
Everything else PHTO publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 9,803 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 03/21 | 5,601 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 126.4
- Tower 0600-2200
- 118.1
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 120.25
- CTAF
- 118.1
- Approach
- 119.7
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
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.