Okinoerabu Airport

Okinoerabu Airport
沖永良部空港
Okinoerabu Kūkō
IATA: OKE – ICAO: RJKB
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Kagoshima Prefecture
Elevation AMSL 88 ft / 27 m
Coordinates 27°25′54″N 128°42′20″E / 27.43167°N 128.70556°E / 27.43167; 128.70556Coordinates: 27°25′54″N 128°42′20″E / 27.43167°N 128.70556°E / 27.43167; 128.70556
Map
RJKB

Location in Japan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,400 4,593 Asphalt concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

Okinoerabu Airport (沖永良部空港 Okinoerabu Kūkō) (IATA: OKE, ICAO: RJKB) is located on the island of Okinoerabujima in the town of Wadomari, Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

History

Okinoerabu Airport was opened on 1 May 1969 with a 1200-meter runway, and was officially certified as a third-class airport by the Japanese government on 31 May 1969. In order to handle operations by Bombardier Q400 aircraft, the runway was reinforced and lengthened to 1400 meters on 12 May 2005. The last commercial operation of the NAMC YS-11 in Japan was on 30 September 2006 on a flight from Okenoerabu to Kagoshima. .[2]

Airlines

AirlinesDestinations
First Flying Naha, Tokunoshima
Japan Airlines operated by Japan Air Commuter Amami Ōshima, Kagoshima, Yoron
Okinoerabu Airport

References

  1. ↑ AIS Japan
  2. ↑ Farewell to the wings of YS-11 Yomiuri Online (Yomiuri Shimbun)

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