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Hilo International Airport (IATA: ITO, ICAO: PHTO, FAA LID: ITO), formerly General Lyman Field, is a regional airport located in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, United States. [3] Owned and operated by the Hawaii Department of Transportation, the airport serves windward (eastern) Hawaiʻi island including the districts of Hilo, Hāmākua and Kaʻū, and Puna.
This is a list of airports in Hawaii (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Kansai International Airport [1] [10] Sapporo: New Chitose Airport: Terminated [1] [11] Sendai: Sendai Airport: Terminated [12] [13] Tokyo: Haneda Airport [1] Narita International Airport [1] [14] New Zealand: Auckland: Auckland Airport: Seasonal [1] [15] Philippines: Manila: Ninoy Aquino International Airport: Terminated [16] Samoa: Apia ...
As one of just two airports on the island, Hilo International Airport is about to lose its last nonstop route to the mainland come 2023.
An average of around 126.72 inches (3,220 mm) of rain fell at Hilo International Airport annually between 1981 and 2010, with 272 days of the year receiving some rain. [17] Rainfall in Hilo varies with altitude, with more at higher elevations. At some weather stations in upper Hilo the annual rainfall is above 200 inches (5,100 mm). [18]
Tucked away at the gates to Hilo Wharf on Kūhiō Street is the mile 0 marker for Route 19. One block later, it then turns right onto Kalanianaʻole Avenue, running between the waters of Hilo Bay and the Runway 8/26 of Hilo International Airport, before crossing Kanoelehua Avenue (Route 11) and Banyan Drive where the name changes to Kamehameha ...
The Hilo airport experienced a brief halt in operations as police investigated, and then arrested Akito Fukushima, 41, of Kanazawa, Japan, on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening.
The lack of a major airport became especially problematic as large resorts started opening in Kona around 1968. [10] [11] When the airport opened, it helped accelerate a shift of tourism from East Hawaii to West Hawaii. Tourism in Hilo had already taken a hit when a tsunami destroyed all seaside hotels in 1960. [12]