Okayama Airport

Okayama Airport 岡山空港 Okayama Kūkō
IATA: OKJ – ICAO: RJOB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Okayama
Location	Okayama, Japan
Elevation AMSL	785 ft / 239 m
Coordinates	34°45′25″N 133°51′19″E / 34.75694°N 133.85528°ECoordinates: 34°45′25″N 133°51′19″E / 34.75694°N 133.85528°E
Website	www.okayama-airport.org
Map
OKJ Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 3,000 9,843 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 1,354,510 Cargo (metric tonnes) 4,433
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1] Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau [2]

Okayama Airport (岡山空港 Okayama Kūkō) (IATA: OKJ, ICAO: RJOB) is an airport in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

It is located 18 km (11 mi) northwest of central Okayama City and 11.5 km (7.1 mi) northwest^[1] or 30 minutes by bus from Okayama Station.^[3] It is about 10 minutes from the Okayama interchange, Sanyo Expressway.

History

The airport opened in March 1988 as a replacement for the former Okayama Airport located on the waterfront in Minami-ku, Okayama. Its runway, originally 2,000 m in length, was extended to 2,500 m in 1993 and to 3,000 m in 2001.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Do	Sapporo-Chitose
All Nippon Airways	Tokyo-Haneda
China Eastern Airlines	Shanghai-Pudong
EVA Air	Seasonal: Taipei-Taoyuan[4]
Hong Kong Airlines	Seasonal: Hong Kong[5]
Japan Airlines	Tokyo-Haneda
Japan Airlines operated by Japan Transocean Air	Naha
Korean Air	Seoul-Incheon
Tigerair Taiwan	Taipei-Taoyuan[6]

A view of the Okayama Airport terminal and control tower from the parking lot

Transportation

Bus service to the airport from Okayama Station is provided by Okaden Bus and Chūtetsu Bus. Bus service to Kurashiki Station is provided by Chūtetsu Bus and Shimoden Bus.^[7]

See also

• List of airports in Japan

References

1. AIS Japan
2. "Okayama Airport Statistics" (PDF) (Press release). Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
3. "岡山空港". Osaka Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
4. "EVA Air Adds Okayama Service April – June 2015". airlineroute.net. March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
5. "Hong Kong Airlines Adds Okayama Service from late-March 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
6. "tigerair Taiwan Adds Okayama Service from July 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
7. "Bus, Share-Ride Taxis Timetables". Okayama Airport. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

External links

• Okayama Airport (Japanese)