Waimea-kohala Airport (MUE)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	MUE
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	155°40'5.1860" W / 20°0'4.7770" N -155.668107 / 20.001327 (Estimated)
Elevation	2671.10 ft / 814.15 m (Surveyed)
Land	90 acres
From nearest city	1 nautical miles SW of Kamuela, HI
Location	Hawaii County, HI
Magnetic Variation	11E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	STATE OF HAWAII AIRPORTS DIV
Address	400 RODGERS BLVD, SUITE 700 HONOLULU, HI 96819
Phone number	808-838-8701
Manager	CHAUNCEY WONG YUEN
Address	73-200 KUPIPI STREET KAILUA-KONA, HI 96740-2645
Phone number	808-327-9520

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Region	AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC	ZHN - HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY
Tie-in FSS	HNL - HONOLULU
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	MUE (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.9 MHz
AWOS-3PT	MUE (808-887-8127)

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 04/22

Dimensions	5197 x 100 ft (1584 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	04	22
Alignment	52°	232°
Physical elevation	2661.80 ft	2671.10 ft
Coordinates	19.996923 / -155.674070	20.005731 / -155.662144
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	4-box on right *RY 4 VASI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT CNTRLN.	4-box on left *RY 22 VASI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG L/R CNTRLN.
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
POA	NDB	PAHOA		332.00	11E	48.1 nm
MUE	VOR/DME	KAMUELA	80X	113.30	11E	0.2 nm
UPP	VORTAC	UPOLU POINT	70X	112.30	11E	15.5 nm
KOA	VORTAC	KONA	58X	112.10	11E	27.3 nm
ITO	VORTAC	HILO	116X	116.90	11E	40.8 nm

Remarks

• <TPA SMALL ACFT 3500' MSL. LARGE ACFT 4200' MSL.
• OCNL FLOCKS OF PIGEONS ON ARPT AND NEAR RY 04/22.
• PPR FOR TRANSIENT PARKING.
• PPR FM ARPT MGR PHONE (808)327-9520 FOR TRANSPORTATION OF DIVISION 1.1,1.2,1.3 EXPLOSIVES IN OR OUT OF AIRPORT.
• ALL HELICOPTERS CONFINE OPNS TO PAVED AREAS ONLY.
• RY 04 30 FT TREES 275 FT R OF CNTRLN 3000 FT FM APCH END RY.
• FOR CD CTC HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY AT 808-840-6262.