Kapalua Airport (PHJH), Hawaii
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Kapalua Airport (PHJH / JHM) is a private-use, single-runway field on Maui's northwest coast, serving scheduled Part 121 and 135 operators under prior permission requirements. Business aviation activity accounts for nearly all annual operations recorded at the field.
Runways
Kapalua Airport has one paved runway, 02/20, 3,000 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Fueling is available from 6am to 6pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Kapalua Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Kahului (PHOG), 14 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Kapalua Airport recorded 2,303 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May, July and October. Business aviation traffic at Kapalua Airport peaks in the spring and early fall months, with the lowest volume recorded in December.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 217 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Kapalua Airport averages 2.5 days above 90°F in September. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 86.6°F, and January the coldest, at 79.0°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Kapalua Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, noise procedures, pavement strength and other notes.
Airport restricted to Part 121 and 135 FAR operators. Prior permission required; contact Kahului Airport Operations, available 24 hours.
Rapidly rising terrain up to 300 feet MSL runs along the full length of runway 02/20, approximately 160 feet east of centerline.
Special noise level standards apply to aircraft operating at the airport.
PCR VALUE: 35/F/B/X/T
No helicopter operations permitted.
No jet-powered aircraft allowed.
No practice or training flights permitted.
Restriction on the number of daily flights depending on aircraft capacity and size.
For clearance delivery, contact Honolulu Control Facility.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Kapalua Airport has four airfields within 27 NM. The closest is Kahului (PHOG), 14.14 NM east.
Part of the Hawaii area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PHJH
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at PHJH.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What aircraft can operate at PHJH (Kapalua Airport)?
PHJH, also known as Kapalua Airport, is restricted to Part 121 and 135 operators with prior permission required. Jet-powered aircraft and helicopter operations are not permitted, and daily flight numbers are limited based on aircraft size and capacity.
Is customs available at Kapalua Airport (JHM)?
Kapalua Airport does not have customs onsite. The nearest customs facility is at PHOG, located approximately 14.14 nautical miles away.
What is the runway configuration at PHJH?
PHJH has a single paved runway, 02/20, measuring 3,000 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface. Rapidly rising terrain up to 300 feet MSL runs along the full length of the runway, roughly 160 feet east of centerline.