# Lihue Airport (LIH / PHLI) **Lihue Airport** (IATA: LIH, ICAO: PHLI) is a large airport in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, United States. It opened in 1949. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,500 ft (1,981 m). It is operated by United States Department of Transportation. In 2025 it handled 3.6 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/phli ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: LIH / PHLI - FAA: LIH - Type: Large airport - Operator: United States Department of Transportation - Serves: Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, United States - Opened: 1949 - Elevation: 152 ft / 47 m - Coordinates: 21.9744, -159.3371 - Runways: 2 - Helipads: 3 - Longest runway: 6,500 ft / 1,981 m - Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 3 departures - Passengers: 3,648,449 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-10 · Pacific/Honolulu - Website: http://hawaii.gov/lih - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C4%ABhu%CA%BBe_Airport (15 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1146451 - Weather station: PHLI · WMO 91165 - Ident: PHLI ## Timeline - 1949: Lihue Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 03/21 | 6,500 ft / 1,981 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes | | 17/35 | 6,500 ft / 1,981 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes | - 03/21 slopes 1.1%: threshold 21 at 80 ft / 24 m, threshold 03 at 152 ft / 46 m. - Also 3 helipads. - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00776AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 2,721,445 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 2,741,704 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 2,855,240 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 3,050,761 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 3,289,506 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 3,259,788 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 957,305 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 2,070,268 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 3,535,934 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 3,631,025 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 3,556,429 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 3,648,449 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 14 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (14) - [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 101 mi / 163 km · Southwest Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines - [OGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phog.md) Kahului International Airport · United States · 201 mi / 324 km · Southwest Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines - [KOA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phko.md) Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole · United States · 263 mi / 423 km · Hawaiian Airlines - [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 2,444 mi / 3,934 km · United Airlines, Alaska Airlines - [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 2,454 mi / 3,950 km · Southwest Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines - [SJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksjc.md) Mineta San Jose International Airport · United States · 2,463 mi / 3,964 km · Hawaiian Airlines - [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · United States · 2,506 mi / 4,033 km · Hawaiian Airlines - [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,612 mi / 4,203 km · United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines - [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 2,630 mi / 4,232 km · Alaska Airlines - [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 2,672 mi / 4,300 km · Alaska Airlines - [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 2,700 mi / 4,345 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 2,814 mi / 4,529 km · Southwest Airlines - [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 2,975 mi / 4,788 km · American Airlines - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 3,409 mi / 5,487 km · United Airlines ### Seasonal (1) - [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,612 mi / 4,203 km · Southwest Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LIH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - HA [Hawaiian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hawaiian-airlines) · 7 - WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 5 - AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 4 - UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 3 - AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 2 - DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 3.6M (2025) | #413 of 3,974 | #14 in Oceania | #78 in US | | Longest runway | 6,500 ft / 1,981 m | =4,091 of 29,858 | #136 in Oceania | =784 in US | | Elevation | 152 ft / 47 m | =35,205 of 43,403 | #1,408 in Oceania | =13,446 in US | | Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =80 in Oceania | =2,277 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.200 | | CNTR | HONOLULU CNTR | 126.500 | | CTAF | CTAF | 118.900 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | RCO | HONOLULU | 122.600 | | TWR | TWR | 118.900 | ## Nearby airports - [HI03](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hi03.md) Hanamaulu Airstrip · 5.7 mi / 9.2 km - [HI33](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hi33.md) Haiku Airstrip · 5.8 mi / 9.3 km - [HI46](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hi46.md) HI 23 (Puhi) Airstrip · 6.9 mi / 11 km - [HPV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hi01.md) Princeville Airport · 18 mi / 28 km - [PAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phpa.md) Port Allen Airport · 18 mi / 29 km - [BKH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phbk.md) Barking Sands Airport · 29 mi / 46 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Līhuʻe Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Līhuʻe_Airport&oldid=1376291375), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/phli/data