PHTO — Hilo Intl
Hilo, HI · field elevation 38 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-TRACON
PHTO current weather Live
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
METAR PHTO 252353Z 32006KT 2SM RA BR FEW006 BKN012 OVC017 24/23 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP109 P0024 60081 T02390228 10250 20233 58024 $
- Wind
- from 320° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,178 ft · pressure altitude 98 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 320° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 4 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 03 | 1 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 21 | 1 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 08 | 4 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
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 2 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 9,000–9,000 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 PHTO 252340Z 2600/2624 32007KT 2SM SHRA BR OVC020 FM262000 30014KT 2SM SHRA BR OVC015
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
- 1610Z / 0413Z
- 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.