Hilo International Airport

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Hilo International Airport Kahua Mokulele Kauʻāina o Hilo
1990 view of ITO with Mauna Kea in the background
IATA: ITO ICAO: PHTO FAA LID: ITO WMO: 91285
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Hawaii Department of Transportation
Location	Hilo, Hawaii
Elevation AMSL	38 ft / 12 m
Coordinates	19°43′13″N 155°02′54″W / 19.72028°N 155.04833°W / 19.72028; -155.04833
Website	hawaii.gov/ito
Maps
FAA airport diagram
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 5,600 1,707 Asphalt 08/26 9,800 2,987 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 760,307 Aircraft operations 30,002 Based aircraft (2022) 35
Source: Hawaiʻi State Department of Transportation,[1] Federal Aviation Administration,[2]

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. It is one of two international airports serving Hawaiʻi island, the other being Kona International Airport on the leeward (western) side.

Although named an international airport, most flights operate between either Honolulu International Airport on Oahu or Kahului Airport on Maui. The airport encompasses 1,007 acres (408 ha) of land.^[2][4]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a small-hub primary commercial service facility.^[5]