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PHMU Waimea-Kohala Airport
Kamuela, Hawaii, USA

GOING TO KAMUELA?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023

Location

FAA Identifier: MUE
Lat/Long: 20-00-04.7770N 155-40-05.1860W
20-00.079617N 155-40.086433W
20.0013269,-155.6681072
(estimated)
Elevation: 2671.1 ft. / 814.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11E (1985)
From city: 1 mile SW of KAMUELA, HI
Time zone: UTC -10 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 96743

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1953
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY CENTER
FSS: HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MUE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-1930
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT: 120.0 (808-887-8127)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY (ZHN) ON FREQS 118.45 (HALEAKALA RCAG)/278.3 (MOUNT HALEAKALA RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MUE at fieldKAMUELA VOR/DME113.3011E
UPPr129/15.5UPOLU POINT VORTAC112.3011E
KOAr040/27.3KONA VORTAC112.1011E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BRADSHAW334/14.933910EBSF -... ... ..-.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 5197 x 100 ft. / 1584 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 55.0
Double wheel: 90.0
Double tandem: 150.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 19-59.815350N20-00.343867N
Longitude: 155-40.444200W155-39.728650W
Elevation: 2661.8 ft.2671.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 041 magnetic, 052 true221 magnetic, 232 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on right (2.50 degrees glide path)
RY 4 VASI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT CNTRLN.		4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 22 VASI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG L/R CNTRLN.
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none9 ft. fence, 300 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear
+4' TRRN 165' SE CNTRLN & 0' FM THR BOTH ENDS RWY 4-22.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF HAWAII AIRPORTS DIV
400 RODGERS BLVD, SUITE 700
HONOLULU, HI 96819
Phone 808-838-8701
Manager: CHAUNCEY WONG YUEN
73-200 KUPIPI STREET
KAILUA-KONA, HI 96740-2645
Phone 808-327-9520
ARPT MAINT/OPNS ERNEST ALFONSO 808-327-9520.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 4
Single engine airplanes: 2
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 80/week *
57% air taxi
17% local general aviation
14% transient general aviation
12% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2016

Additional Remarks

- TPA SMALL ACFT 3500' MSL. LARGE ACFT 4200' MSL.
- OCNL FLOCKS OF PIGEONS ON ARPT AND NEAR RY 04/22.
- PPR FOR TRANSIENT PARKING.
- PPR FM ARPT MGR PHONE (808)327-9520 FOR TRANSPORTATION OF DIVISION 1.1,1.2,1.3 EXPLOSIVES IN OR OUT OF AIRPORT.
- ALL HELICOPTERS CONFINE OPNS TO PAVED AREAS ONLY.
- RY 04 30 FT TREES 275 FT R OF CNTRLN 3000 FT FM APCH END RY.
- FOR CD CTC HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY AT 808-840-6262.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04   download (250KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22   download (232KB)
VOR/DME RWY 04   download (247KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (229KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (50KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PHKO - Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (26 nm SW)
PHTO - Hilo International Airport (39 nm SE)
PHHN - Hana Airport (51 nm N)
PHOG - Kahului Airport (69 nm NW)
PHNY - Lanai Airport (86 nm NW)
  
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Aerial photo of PHMU (Waimea-Kohala Airport)
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Photo taken 19-Feb-2016
looking north from 2,000’ AGL.
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From to PHMU

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-May-2023
 Local
(UTC-10)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2015:20
Sunrise05:4415:44
Sunset18:5604:56
Evening civil twilight19:2005:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-May-2023 11:01:27
Local (UTC-10)  28-May-2023 01:01:27
 
METAR
PHSF 
16nm SE 		281055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW002 OVC029 09/08 A3033 RMK AO2 OVC V BKN SLP162 T00910079 $
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