# Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL / PHNL)

**Daniel K. Inouye International Airport** (IATA: HNL, ICAO: PHNL) is a large airport in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States. It opened in 1927. It has 6 runways; the longest is 12,360 ft (3,767 m). It is operated by Hawaii Department of Transportation. In 2025 it handled 21.1 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HNL / PHNL
- FAA: HNL
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Hawaii Department of Transportation
- Owner: Hawaii
- Serves: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
- Opened: 1927
- Elevation: 14 ft / 4 m
- Coordinates: 21.3184, -157.9257
- Runways: 6
- Longest runway: 12,360 ft / 3,767 m
- Instrument procedures: 19 approaches, 10 departures, 11 arrivals
- Passengers: 21,072,065 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-10 · Pacific/Honolulu
- Website: http://hawaii.gov/hnl
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_K._Inouye_International_Airport (40 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q531178
- Weather station: PHNL · WMO 91182
- Ident: PHNL

## Timeline

- 1927: Daniel K. Inouye International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08L/26R | 12,360 ft / 3,767 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 089° / 270° | yes |
| 08R/26L | 12,000 ft / 3,658 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 04R/22L | 9,002 ft / 2,744 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 053° / 233° | yes |
| 04L/22R | 6,955 ft / 2,120 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 053° / 233° | yes |
| 08W/26W | 5,090 ft / 1,551 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Water | 091° / 271° |  |
| 04W/22W | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Water | 051° / 231° |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00754AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 19,972,910 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 19,153,734 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 19,450,545 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 20,216,603 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 19,844,529 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 20,574,471 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 6,262,710 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 11,666,032 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 17,852,939 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 20,584,535 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 21,044,739 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 21,072,065 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

34 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (30)

- [OGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phog.md) Kahului International Airport · United States · 101 mi / 162 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [LIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phli.md) Lihue Airport · United States · 101 mi / 163 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [KOA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phko.md) Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole · United States · 163 mi / 263 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [ITO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phto.md) Hilo International Airport · United States · 217 mi / 349 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 2,397 mi / 3,857 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 2,407 mi / 3,873 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [SJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksjc.md) Mineta San Jose International Airport · United States · 2,415 mi / 3,886 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · United States · 2,461 mi / 3,960 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,553 mi / 4,108 km · Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines
- [LGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klgb.md) Long Beach International Airport · United States · 2,566 mi / 4,130 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 2,602 mi / 4,188 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 2,610 mi / 4,201 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [PPG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nstu.md) Pago Pago International Airport · American Samoa · 2,611 mi / 4,202 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 2,677 mi / 4,308 km · Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 2,705 mi / 4,354 km · WestJet, Air Canada
- [PPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ntaa.md) Fa'a'ā International Airport · French Polynesia · 2,744 mi / 4,416 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 2,760 mi / 4,441 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 2,914 mi / 4,689 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [RAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ncrg.md) Rarotonga International Airport · Cook Islands · 2,941 mi / 4,733 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 2,991 mi / 4,813 km · Delta Air Lines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 3,125 mi / 5,030 km · WestJet
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 3,847 mi / 6,191 km · Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 3,967 mi / 6,384 km · Delta Air Lines
- [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 4,110 mi / 6,614 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 4,468 mi / 7,191 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 4,495 mi / 7,234 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 4,569 mi / 7,353 km · Air Premia, Korean Air
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 4,975 mi / 8,007 km · Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 5,077 mi / 8,170 km · Hawaiian Airlines
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 5,294 mi / 8,520 km · Philippine Airlines

### Seasonal (3)

- [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 3,206 mi / 5,160 km · WestJet
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 4,642 mi / 7,471 km · Air Canada
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 5,087 mi / 8,186 km · Delta Air Lines

### Cargo (1)

- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 4,376 mi / 7,043 km · UPS Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from HNL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (5)

- HA [Hawaiian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hawaiian-airlines) · 22
- KH [Aloha Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aloha-air-cargo)
- [Go!Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/go-express)
- WP [Island Air (Hawaii)](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/island-air-hawaii)
- YV [Mesa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mesa-airlines)

### Passenger (6)

- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 9
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 3
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 2
- YP [Air Premia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-premia) · 1
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1
- PR [Philippine Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/philippine-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [Air Hawaii](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-hawaii), [Aloha Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aloha-airlines), [Discovery Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/discovery-airways), [Go!](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/go), [Mahalo Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mahalo-air), [Mid Pacific Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mid-pacific-air).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 21.1M (2025) | #113 of 3,974 | #4 in Oceania | #30 in US |
| Longest runway | 12,360 ft / 3,767 m | #243 of 29,858 | #2 in Oceania | #50 in US |
| Elevation | 14 ft / 4 m | =42,077 of 43,403 | #2,104 in Oceania | =15,492 in US |
| Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =7 in Oceania | =40 in US |
| Runways | 6 | =4 of 29,978 | =1 in Oceania | =4 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS |  | 127.900 |
| GND |  | 121.900 |
| TWR |  | 118.100 |
| APPR |  | 118.300 |
| DEPT |  | 118.300 |
| CLRN |  | 121.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [PHIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phik.md) Hickam Air Force Base · 1.9 mi / 3.0 km
- [JRF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phjr.md) Kalaeloa Airport · 9.3 mi / 15 km
- [NGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phng.md) Kaneohe Bay MCAS (Marion E. Carl Field) Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [MKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phmk.md) Molokai Airport · 55 mi / 88 km
- [LNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phny.md) Lanai Airport · 73 mi / 117 km
- [JHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phjh.md) Kapalua Airport · 84 mi / 136 km

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #97

## 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: “Daniel K. Inouye International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniel_K._Inouye_International_Airport&oldid=1376289152), 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/phnl/data