Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Joint Base Pearl Harbor-
Hickam on the left, and HNL on the right share the Reef Runway.
Honolulu International Airport and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-
Hickam (JBPHH) have been neighbors and partners for many years.
In 1956 the Air Force and the Hawaii Aeronautics Commission
(predecessor to the State of Hawaii Department of
Transportation) agreed to a single airport complex that would be
operated under a Joint Use Agreement. Today, JBPHH and HNL share
runways, safety networks, and a partnership that is more than 50
years old. Hickam Field, as it was then known, was completed and
officially activated on September 15, 1938. It was the principal
army airfield in Hawaii and the only one large enough to
accommodate the B-17 bomber. During World War II the base played
a major role in pilot training and aircraft assembly work, in
addition to service as a supply center for both air and ground
troops. Hickam served as the hub of the Pacific aerial network,
supporting transient aircraf