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HNL · Honolulu, Oahu, United States
--:--:-- · HST (UTC-10:00) · 21.3184° N, 157.9257° W
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Airport serving Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Verification trail
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
OurAirports ID 5453; ident PHNL; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
airports.hawaii.gov
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceDaniel K. Inouye International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
HNL / PHNL
OurAirports ident
PHNL
GPS / local code
PHNL / HNL
ISO region
US-HI
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
airports.hawaii.gov
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q531178
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Jun 2, 10:51 AM UTC.
Local airport time
--:--:--HST · UTC-10:00
Time zone
HST
Pacific/Honolulu · UTC-10:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
7.1 km
Approximate distance to central Honolulu, Oahu.
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
6 runways
Longest runway
12,360 ft / 3,767 m
Runway surface
asph-g (4), WATER (2)
Opened / operator
1927 · Hawaii Department of Transportation
Owner / entity
Hawaii
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Honolulu, Oahu, United States. Honolulu, Oahu's built-up core sits roughly 7.1 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Pacific/Honolulu (UTC-10:00, HST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL / PHNL) is at 21.3184° N, 157.9257° W, elevation 13 ft (4 m), serving Honolulu, Oahu, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Honolulu, Oahu is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on Pacific/Honolulu (HST, UTC-10:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Honolulu, Oahu: 7 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for HNL.
Primary airport name
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL / PHNL)
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · Airport serving Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Known label 1
Hickam Air Force Base
Alternate airport-name cue retained for HNL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
HIK
Alternate airport-name cue retained for HNL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
PHIK
Alternate airport-name cue retained for HNL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 4
KHNL
Alternate airport-name cue retained for HNL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 5
Honolulu International
Alternate airport-name cue retained for HNL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
PHNL · PHNL · HNL · US-HI
airports.hawaii.gov · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Regional role cue
Inouye International Airport, also known as Honolulu International Airport, is the primary airport serving the U.S.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for HNL; not treated as a live service guarantee.
1. Airport
airport · 2.4 km from HNL
United States · Pacific/Honolulu · +0h · population 28,916 · city coordinates 21.3399, -157.9284
2. Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam
joint-base-pearl-harbor-hickam · 4.1 km from HNL
United States · Pacific/Honolulu · +0h · population 42,184 · city coordinates 21.3491, -157.9471
3. Aliamanu / Salt Lakes / Foster Village
aliamanu-salt-lakes-foster-village · 4.7 km from HNL
United States · Pacific/Honolulu · +0h · population 38,833 · city coordinates 21.3602, -157.9184
4. Kalihi-Palama
kalihi-palama · 5.2 km from HNL
United States · Pacific/Honolulu · +0h · population 43,805 · city coordinates 21.3261, -157.8759
5. Honolulu
honolulu · 7.1 km from HNL
United States · Pacific/Honolulu · +0h · population 350,964 · city coordinates 21.3069, -157.8583
6. Ala Moana - Kakaʻako
ala-moana-kaka-ako · 7.5 km from HNL
United States · Pacific/Honolulu · +0h · population 18,957 · city coordinates 21.2965, -157.8567
1. OGG PHOG
Kahului International Airport · Kahului
162 km from HNL · Pacific/Honolulu · +0h · elevation 54 ft (16 m) · airport coordinates 20.8963, -156.4318
2. KOA PHKO
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole · Kailua-Kona
263 km from HNL · Pacific/Honolulu · +0h · elevation 47 ft (14 m) · airport coordinates 19.7388, -156.0456
3. SFO KSFO
San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco
3857 km from HNL · America/Los_Angeles · +3h · elevation 13 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates 37.6198, -122.3748
1. HNL-OGG
Kahului · 162 km · 1h 2m
Pacific/Honolulu · +0h from HNL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. HNL-KOA
Kailua-Kona · 263 km · 1h 10m
Pacific/Honolulu · +0h from HNL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. HNL-SFO
San Francisco · 3857 km · 5h 43m
America/Los_Angeles · +3h from HNL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
6 runways
Longest runway 12,360 ft / 3,767 m. 0 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asph-g (4), WATER (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for HNL.
Runway identifiers
04L/22R · 04R/22L · 04W/22W · 08L/26R · 08R/26L · 08W/26W
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. OGG PHOG
Kahului International Airport · Kahului · 162 km from HNL
large airport · Pacific/Honolulu · united-states · 54 ft (16 m) · 20.8963, -156.4318
2. KOA PHKO
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole · Kailua-Kona · 263 km from HNL
large airport · Pacific/Honolulu · united-states · 47 ft (14 m) · 19.7388, -156.0456
3. SFO KSFO
San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco · 3857 km from HNL
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 13 ft (4 m) · 37.6198, -122.3748
4. OAK KOAK
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport · Oakland · 3873 km from HNL
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 9 ft (3 m) · 37.7201, -122.2212
5. SJC KSJC
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport · San Jose · 3886 km from HNL
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 62 ft (19 m) · 37.3625, -121.9292
6. SMF KSMF
Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento · 3960 km from HNL
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 27 ft (8 m) · 38.6954, -121.5910
HNL sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). HNL is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
HNL is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Hickam Air Force Base, HIK, PHIK, KHNL, Honolulu International. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Airport serving Honolulu, Hawaii, US. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Regional role cue: Inouye International Airport, also known as Honolulu International Airport, is the primary airport serving the U.S.
Wikidata airport entity: Q531178 · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Owner / owning body: Hawaii. Administrative area: Honolulu. Named after: Daniel Inouye
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport is a near sea-level field at 13 ft (4 m), positioned at 21.3184° N, 157.9257° W in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 6 runways and a longest runway of 12,360 ft / 3,767 m. The airport clock uses Pacific/Honolulu (HST, UTC-10:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
Airport is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.4 km. OGG Kahului is the closest retained airport alternative at 162 km.
HNL is compared with OGG Kahului at 162 km, KOA Kailua-Kona at 263 km, SFO San Francisco at 3857 km, OAK Oakland at 3873 km, SJC San Jose at 3886 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
HNL-OGG Kahului: 162 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. HNL-KOA Kailua-Kona: 263 km, about 1h 10m, +0h. HNL-SFO San Francisco: 3857 km, about 5h 43m, +3h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident PHNL backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. airports.hawaii.gov is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
6 runways · longest 12,360 ft / 3,767 m
Runway identifiers
04L/22R, 04R/22L, 04W/22W, 08L/26R
OurAirports classifies HNL as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Honolulu, Oahu.
HNL (PHNL) is a near sea-level field at 13 ft (4 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
HNL sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
HNL's runway record lists 6 runways, with the longest runway at 12,360 ft / 3,767 m and source surfaces recorded as asph-g (4), WATER (2).
Hawaii Department of Transportation is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for HNL.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at airports.hawaii.gov, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
HNL uses Pacific/Honolulu (HST, UTC-10:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport is about 7.1 km from central Honolulu, Oahu; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
OGG Kahului is the closest retained alternate at 162 km, time difference +0h.
airports.hawaii.gov is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
These comparisons place HNL inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
HNL ranks #33 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
HNL shares Pacific/Honolulu with KOA Kailua-Kona US · OGG Kahului US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
HNL is 13 ft (4 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BNE 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta) · DOH 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta) · FCO 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta) · GOA 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta) · HBA 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta).
HNL's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are OGG 162 km +0h · KOA 263 km +0h · SFO 3857 km +3h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului | OGG | 162 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Kailua-Kona | KOA | 263 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| San Francisco | SFO | 3857 km | 5h 43m | +3h | --:--:-- |
HNL to OGG
Distance 162 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone Pacific/Honolulu is +0h from HNL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
HNL to KOA
Distance 263 km; estimated travel window 1h 10m; destination zone Pacific/Honolulu is +0h from HNL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
HNL to SFO
Distance 3857 km; estimated travel window 5h 43m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +3h from HNL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Central Honolulu, Oahu is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Honolulu is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from HNL, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Airport
airport · 2.4 km · Pacific/Honolulu
Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam
joint-base-pearl-harbor-hickam · 4.1 km · Pacific/Honolulu
Aliamanu / Salt Lakes / Foster Village
aliamanu-salt-lakes-foster-village · 4.7 km · Pacific/Honolulu
Kalihi-Palama
kalihi-palama · 5.2 km · Pacific/Honolulu
Honolulu
honolulu · 7.1 km · Pacific/Honolulu
Ala Moana - Kakaʻako
ala-moana-kaka-ako · 7.5 km · Pacific/Honolulu
Liliha - Kapalama
liliha-kapalama · 7.7 km · Pacific/Honolulu
‘Ewa Beach
ewa-beach · 8.5 km · Pacific/Honolulu
Makiki / Lower Punchbowl / Tantalus
makiki-lower-punchbowl-tantalus · 9.8 km · Pacific/Honolulu
Kalihi Valley
kalihi-valley · 9.9 km · Pacific/Honolulu
Waikīkī
waikiki · 10.0 km · Pacific/Honolulu
McCully - Moiliili
mccully-moiliili · 10 km · Pacific/Honolulu
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Kahului (OGG), Kailua-Kona (KOA), San Francisco (SFO). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from HNL. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Kahului International AirportOGG
Kahului · large airport
Compare against OGG when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at KeāholeKOA
Kailua-Kona · large airport
Compare against KOA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
San Francisco International AirportSFO
San Francisco · large airport
Compare against SFO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport is in the Pacific/Honolulu timezone (UTC-10:00, HST).
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport uses IATA code HNL and ICAO code PHNL.
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport is located in Honolulu, Oahu, United States at coordinates 21.3184° N, 157.9257° W, with an elevation of 13 ft (4 m) (near sea-level field in the tropics).
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport sits roughly 7.1 km from the nearest mapped city center for Honolulu, Oahu.
Kahului (OGG) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 2m, destination timezone Pacific/Honolulu, and a +0h difference from HNL.
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
HNL's curated peers in United States on this site include OGG Kahului, KOA Kailua-Kona, SFO San Francisco, plus 3 more.
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 6 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,360 ft / 3,767 m; identifiers include 04L/22R, 04R/22L, 04W/22W.
