Waimea Kohala Airport (PHMU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:20 PM HST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PHSF), PHMU is currently LIFR with winds from 280° at 7 knots, visibility not reported, and a 400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Waimea Kohala Airport in Waimea (Kamuela), HI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PHSF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Waimea Kohala Airport (PHMU) is a regional airport serving Waimea (Kamuela), HI at a field elevation of 2,671 ft. PHMU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PHSF, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 5,197 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PHSF, 15.8 nm away.
Wind from the west (280°) at 7 kt, visibility visibility not reported, broken clouds at 400 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.
SPECI PHSF 282320Z AUTO 28007KT M M BKN004 18/17 A3025 RMK AO2 CIG 004V006 SLP126 RVRNO PWINO FZRANO $
What changed at PHSF (nearest station)?
Since the 2310Z (1:10 PM HST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from IFR to LIFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 600 ft to 400 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for PHMU
Based on the nearest station (PHSF), PHMU is currently LIFR with winds from 280° at 7 knots, visibility not reported, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 3,250 ft (field elevation 2,671 ft). PHMU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PHKO, about 27 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 5,197 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 04 | 5,197 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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PHMU runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 04/225,197 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at PHMUWind
- 04
- 5 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 22
- 5 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 10→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → 400 ft.
PHMU weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of PHMU
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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KOA UA /OV KOA/TM 2320/FL020/TP C408/SK OVC045/WX 7SM -RA HZ
KOA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KOALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2320Reported at 23:20 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP C408Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 7SM -RA HZWeather and flight visibility observed.Show raw report
KOA UA /OV KOA/TM 2320/FL045/TP C408/SK OVC045
KOA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KOALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2320Reported at 23:20 UTC.FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.TP C408Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
ITO UA /OV ITO080004/TM 2319/FL000/TP B712/SK OVC014
ITO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ITO080004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2319Reported at 23:19 UTC.FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.TP B712Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC014Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
ITO UA /OV ITO030015/TM 2312/FL040/TP B712/SK TOP040
ITO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ITO030015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2312Reported at 23:12 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP B712Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
ITO UA /OV ITO320020/TM 2304/FL080/TP B712/TA 25/IC LGT RIME 250-200
ITO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ITO320020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2304Reported at 23:04 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP B712Aircraft type reporting.TA 25Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 250-200Icing: light rime 25,000–20,000 ft.Show raw report
OGG UA /OV OGG200005/TM 2303/FL010/TP B712/SK OVC010
OGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OGG200005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2303Reported at 23:03 UTC.FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.TP B712Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
OGG UA /OV OGG204001/TM 2214/FL005/TP C208/SK BKN005/RM FIELD IN SIGHT AT 500FT RWY2
OGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OGG204001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2214Reported at 22:14 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN005Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM FIELD IN SIGHT AT 500FT R…Remarks.Show raw report
KOA UA /OV KOA250015/TM 2209/FL063/TP B712/SK SCT030
KOA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KOA250015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2209Reported at 22:09 UTC.FL063Altitude: 6,300 ft MSL.TP B712Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PHMU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PHSF reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 81 observations, with 20 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 61%
- 04
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
PHMU's AWOS-3PT isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from PHSF, 16 nm away.
Wind is 48° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily 0600-1930 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PHMU
- IATA
- MUE
- FAA LID
- MUE
- City
- Waimea (Kamuela)
- State
- Hawaii
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,671 ft
- Coordinates
- 20.0013, -155.6680
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,197 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3PT, not in the national feed (using PHSF)
- TAF
- Nearest PHKO
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- Pacific/Honolulu
- Sunset in
- 4h 11m
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Pilot PIREPs for Waimea Kohala Airport (PHMU)
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