Kailua-Kona airport code: KOA (Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole)
The IATA code for Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole, Kailua-Kona is KOA; ICAO PHKO.
Large airport in Hawaii, United States with scheduled service. Below: every code the source records, the location and elevation, the Airlift lane guides serving United States and how to get an air freight quote through KOA.
IATA codeKOAon air waybills, bookings and schedules
ICAO codePHKOin flight plans and air-traffic control
AirportEllison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole
The three-letter IATA code KOA is what goes on an air waybill, a booking and a flight schedule for Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole, Kailua-Kona; the four-letter ICAO code PHKO identifies the same airport in flight plans and air-traffic control and does not appear on cargo paperwork. A forwarder quotes airport-to-airport between two IATA codes unless the booking is door-to-door, so the code fixes where the rate applies.
The Census Schedule D list does not name Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole as a separate airport port of entry, so this page assigns no CBP code. Customs ports are often listed by city or district; the CBP Schedule D directory lists every one.
Airlift lane guides to United States
Each lane guide carries the ports and airports on the corridor, typical schedule-dependent transit ranges from Airlift's own shipment history, commodity notes and customs requirements. Lanes with an air freight section link straight to it.
The IATA code for Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole, Kailua-Kona is KOA; ICAO PHKO. The three-letter IATA code is the one used on air waybills, bookings and schedules; the four-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and air-traffic control. Source: OurAirports, fetched 2026-09-18.
Airport data: OurAirports, fetched 2026-09-18 — released into the public domain (ourairports.com/data). Reviewed September 2026.
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