HNL Airport Code, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
HNL is the IATA airport code for Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, the main international gateway for Honolulu, Oahu, United States. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, PHNL.
What airport is HNL?
HNL is the IATA airport code for Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, in Honolulu, Oahu, United States. The same airport has the ICAO code PHNL.
It is a major hub, ranked number 137 by scheduled connections in the open dataset. Its ICAO code PHNL begins with P, the prefix ICAO assigns to the eastern Pacific and Alaska.
| IATA airport code | HNL |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | PHNL |
| Airport | Daniel K. Inouye International Airport |
| City | Honolulu, Oahu |
| Country | United States |
| Main airlines | HA, AA, DL |
| Runways | 6 |
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Where is HNL airport located?
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) is in Honolulu, Oahu, United States, at coordinates 21.31839, -157.92567.
It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, at 21.32° N, 157.93° W. It is close to sea level at 13 ft (4 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at HNL
It has 6 runways. The longest is 12,360 ft (3.77 km), designated 08L/26R.
Which airlines fly to HNL?
The open route dataset lists HA (Hawaiian Airlines), AA (American Airlines), DL (Delta Air Lines), JL (Japan Airlines), UA (United Airlines), US (US Airways) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the HNL code comes from
HNL is HoNoLulu, the Pacific's great crossroads airport, named for aviation pioneer Daniel K. Inouye since 2017. The code has marked the same reef runway site since the flying boat era, when Honolulu was the unavoidable refuelling stop on any transpacific route.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Daniel K. Inouye International Airport?
The IATA code for Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Oahu is HNL. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Honolulu, Oahu?
The 3-letter IATA code for Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Oahu is HNL.
What is the ICAO code for Daniel K. Inouye International Airport?
The ICAO code for Daniel K. Inouye International Airport is PHNL. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code HNL.
What is the difference between HNL and PHNL?
HNL is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. PHNL is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
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