Where is ITO airport?

ITO is a medium-sized airport in Hilo, Hawaii, United States, at 19.7214, -155.0454, 12 m above sea level.

What time zone is ITO in?

ITO is in the Pacific/Honolulu time zone, UTC−10.

How many passengers use ITO?

1,386,085 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

Hilo International Airport opened in 1928.

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ITO — Hilo International Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Hilo, United States.

IATA code: ITO
ICAO code: PHTO
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,386,085; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 7; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−10; Pacific/Honolulu
Elevation: 12 m; 39 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,987 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with I

About ITO

Hilo International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Hilo, United States. It opened in 1928. 1,386,085 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 7 nonstop routes from ITO.

Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from ITO

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ITO → HNL	Honolulu, United States	349 km	1,316,925
ITO → OGG	Kahului, United States	195 km	68,040
ITO → LGB	Long Beach, United States	3,961 km	503
ITO → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	4,287 km	254
ITO → SFO	San Francisco, United States	3,730 km	166
ITO → PHX	Phoenix, United States	4,512 km	127
ITO → KOA	Kailua-Kona, United States	105 km	70

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at ITO

AS Alaska Airlines · 5,543 flights
HA Hawaiian Airlines · 3,916 flights
WN Southwest Airlines · 3,648 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Punctuality

Departures on time: 85.4%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 1%
Departures counted: 6,609; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
MUE	Waimea Kohala Airport	Waimea, United States	72 km
KOA	Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole	Kailua-Kona, United States	105 km
HNM	Hana Airport	Hana, United States	156 km
OGG	Kahului International Airport	Kahului, United States	195 km
JHM	Kapalua Airport	Lahaina, United States	219 km

Distance from ITO to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ITO → LHR	London, United Kingdom	11,739 km	—
ITO → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	14,047 km	—
ITO → CDG	Paris, France	12,076 km	—
ITO → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	12,112 km	—
ITO → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	13,240 km	—
ITO → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	11,789 km	—
ITO → JFK	New York, United States	7,889 km	—
ITO → ATL	Atlanta, United States	7,066 km	—
ITO → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,941 km	—
ITO → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	11,114 km	—
ITO → HND	Tokyo, Japan	6,549 km	—
ITO → DOH	Doha, Qatar	14,258 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
08/26	2,987 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes
03/21	1,707 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Hilo, Hawaii, United States · 19.7214, -155.0454

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Questions

Hilo International Airport has the IATA code ITO and the ICAO code PHTO. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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