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Hilo International Airport

ITO · Hilo, HI

By Andrew
IATA Code
ITO
ICAO Code
PHTO
City
Hilo
Country
United States

Hilo International Airport is a regional airport serving Hilo, HI. Its IATA code is ITO and its ICAO code is PHTO.

The airfield sits 38 feet above sea level.

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ITO by the numbers

IATA ITO · ICAO PHTO · 38 ft elevation · Map

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Official departure punctuality

Ranks #64 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures

On-time departures
84.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.4%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
52 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
6,603
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 65%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 25%
  • Air traffic control & airport 8%
  • Extreme weather 3%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Busiest routes from ITO

RouteFlightsOn time
Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) 6,272 83%
Kahului (OGG) 318 87%
Las Vegas (LAS) 13 100%
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Airlines departing ITO

AirlineFlightsOn-time departures
Alaska Airlines 3,206 80%
Southwest Airlines 1,837 93%
Hawaiian Airlines 1,560 85%

Runways

Runway Length Surface
08/26 9,800 ft ASP, lighted
03/21 5,600 ft ASP, lighted

Listen to the tower

Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.

  • Recorded airport information (ATIS) 126.400 MHz
  • Tower 118.100 MHz
  • Ground 121.900 MHz

Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.

Tags: ITO, PHTO, Hilo airport, Hilo International Airport

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