A triennial exercise will be held at Hilo International Airport (ITO) today from approximately 9 a.m. to Noon.

The exercise is designed to test the airport’s personnel response procedures and capabilities outlined in the Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) during a simulated disaster scenario.

Emergency vehicles and personnel, including those from the Hawaiʻi County Fire Department, may be seen moving about ITO.

As part of the training exercise there will be a simulated aircraft crash and manikins used to portray victims.

Electronic message boards will be placed to inform the public that this is only an exercise.  The exercise will be held on an alternate runway and will have no impact to flights into or out of ITO.