PHDH/HDH Weather Kawaihapai Airfield

Mokuleia, HawaiiElevation 14 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: PHHI · 11 NM SE · 14 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · PHHI

WIND

350@7

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Hydrologic OutlookUnknown · Future · Possible

25 1413Z to 26 1615Z

Hawaii in Hawaii, HI; Oahu in Honolulu, HI; Kauai, HI; Maui, HI

ESFHFO A significant pattern change is expected Monday night through at least Thursday as deep tropical moisture is brought north. A combination of surface lows and troughs will bring exceptionally moist air over the eastern end of the state beginning Monday night and extending to all islands Tuesday. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are possible throughout this period. Models have not converged on d…

Hydrologic OutlookUnknown · Future · Possible

25 1357Z to 26 1600Z

Hawaii in Hawaii, HI; Oahu in Honolulu, HI; Kauai, HI; Maui, HI

ESFHFO A significant pattern change is expected Monday night through at least Thursday as deep tropical moisture is brought north. A combination of surface lows and troughs will bring exceptionally moist air over the eastern end of the state beginning Monday night and extending to all islands Tuesday. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are possible throughout this period. Models have not converged on d…

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

FAA: no delays reported at HDH.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 330° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 22.8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today isolated rain showers then mostly sunny, high near 83F, low near 66F, 18% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tuesday: Occasional Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Today	Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	83/66	NE 12 kt	16 kt	18%
Monday	Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers	83/67	ENE 9 kt	–	47%
Tuesday	Occasional Showers And Thunderstorms	82/67	NE 14 kt	19 kt	81%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Wednesday	Occasional Rain Showers	82/68	NE 11 kt	–	85%
Thursday	Occasional Showers And Thunderstorms	83/68	ENE 8 kt	–	81%
Friday	Rain Showers Likely	83/73	ENE 8 kt	–	60%
Saturday	Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms	84/73	SSE 6 kt	–	40%

Source: National Weather Service (office HFO). Forecast issued 1909Z.

RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway

WIND

No on-field weather data

No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 9,007 ft

08/26

Dimensions

9,007 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

RWY 0891°T

Displaced threshold1,993 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 26271°T

Displaced threshold1,995 ft

Traffic patternRight

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

14 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0400Z 6:00 PM

Sunrise

1633Z 6:33 AM

Loggable night

0423Z (6:23 PM local) → 1610Z (6:10 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0400Z (6:00 PM local) → 1633Z (6:33 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0500Z (7:00 PM local) → 1533Z (5:33 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Kawaihapai Airfield is in Mokuleia, Hawaii. Field elevation 14 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipArmy owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerMALCOM SMITH

Manager phone808-836-6533

AttendedDaily, 0700–1530

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAPHDH / HDH

SectionalHAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Center (ARTCC)HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY

Flight service (AFSS)HONOLULU

RegionHawaii

CountryUnited States

Coordinates21.5795, -158.1970

Distance from city2 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100 · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Traffic pattern alt786 ft MSL

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

23.33

MIL AIR TO AIR

MISC

122.6

HONOLULU RDO

RDO

123

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

123.000

CTAF

123.000

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

PHDH traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

13.6

AVG OPS/DAY

16.8

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Turboprop 80%Unknown 9%Piston single 5%Helicopter 4%Other 2%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~374 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~15 landings/mo

›AS65 (Unknown) · ~14 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~11 landings/mo

›SLG2 (Unknown) · ~9 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›C208 (Turboprop)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›MT (Helicopter)

›ULAC (Other)

›C172 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

PHDH has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PHHI (11 NM SE, VFR).

PHHI Wheeler Army Airfield

11 NM SE

VFR

PHJR Kalaeloa Airport

18 NM SE

VFR

PHNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

22 NM SE

VFR

PHNG Kaneohe Bay MCAS (Marion E. Carl Field) Airport

VFR

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›OPEN TO CIVIL USE THRU AGRMT BTN US ARMY & ST OF HAWAII-CHECK NOTAMS PRIOR TO USE-NO ATCT IN OPN.

›LCTD WITHIN DILLINGHAM MILITARY RESERVATION.

›NO RUNNING LNDGS WITH SKID TYPE HELICOPTER ON RWY - APVD TWYS ONLY.

›RWY 08/26 CLSD FOR MILITARY TRAINING 0800-1700Z.

›PPR FOR CIVIL ACFT 12500 LBS AND OVER, CTC ARPT AIRSIDE OPS MGR AT (808) 836-6428 MON-FRI, 0745-1630.

›MARKED DEPRESSION INVOF THE AUTOMATED FUEL PUMP ON SOUTHWESTERN APRON.

›TREE LINE WITH 90 FT TREES NORTH & SOUTH OF RY APRXLY 425 FT FROM CNTRLN.

›PHONE AT ARPT 637-8270. FAX 637-8291. UNICOM OPERATOR 637-8271.

›50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

›APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

›CUSTODIAN ATTENDANT AT ARPT M-F 0630-1430.

›US ARMY SUPPORT COMMAND HI, FORT SHAFTER HI 96858.

›POWERED ACFT SHALL KEEP BASE LEG IN CLOSE AND CROSS THE ARPT BOUNDARY FENCES AT OR ABOVE 600 FT MSL IN ORDER TO ASSURE SAFE SEPARATION FROM SAILPLANES/TOWPLANES USING THE FIRST 2000 FT (SHORT OF THE DSPLCE THLD).

›A 5000 X 75 FT RWY FOR LGT POWERED ACFT HAS BEEN PAINTED IN THE CENTER OF EXISTING 9007 X 75 FT PAVED AREA FOR CIVIL USE STARTING APPROX 2000 FT FM EACH RWY END.

›UNICOM OPER 0900-1700.

›SIMULTANEOUS GLIDER/POWERED ACFT OPNS.

›WIND INDCRS ARE NOT LGTD.

›CTN: LARGE SEA BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT NOVEMBER THROUGH APRIL.

›SKY DIVING ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›CLSD TO CIVIL ACFT 1900-0700 APR 1-SEP 30 AND 1800-0600 OCT 1-MAR 31.

›ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.

›EXTNSV MIL HELICOPTER & GLIDER OPNS DAILY. AEROBATIC TRAINING OFFSHORE N OF AIRFIELD ABV 1500'.

›FOR CD CTC HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY AT 808-840-6262.

›RSTD: PPR MUST BE MADE NO LESS THAN 72 HRS FOR ALL MIL FIXED WING ACFT INTO ARPT. CTC USA HAWAII RANGE CTL C808-787-5126/5103.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗PHDH on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does PHDH have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for PHDH. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does PHDH have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for PHDH. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at PHDH?

PHDH sits at 14 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for PHDH?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.