Yonaguni Airport

Yonaguni Airport
Yonaguni Jima Airport
与那国空港
Yonaguni Kūkō
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Okinawa Prefecture
Serves Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan
Elevation AMSL 49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates 24°28′03″N 122°58′47″E / 24.46750°N 122.97972°E / 24.46750; 122.97972Coordinates: 24°28′03″N 122°58′47″E / 24.46750°N 122.97972°E / 24.46750; 122.97972
Map
ROYN

Location in Japan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 83,887
Cargo (metric tonnes) 270
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]
Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau [2]

Yonaguni Airport (与那国空港 Yonaguni Kūkō), (IATA: OGN, ICAO: ROYN) is a third-class airport located in Yonaguni, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

History

Ryukyu Air Commuter Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 at Yonaguni Airport

The airport opened in 1943 for military use, and became a civilian airport in 1957. International service started in 2007 with a charter flight to/from Taipei operated by Uni Air, with another flight to Hualien, Taiwan operated by TransAsia Airways the following year. The latter route is still flown on an irregular basis.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Japan Transocean Air Ishigaki
Japan Transocean Air
operated by Ryūkyū Air Commuter 		Ishigaki, Naha

References

  1. ↑ AIS Japan
  2. ↑ "Yonaguni Airport Statistics" (PDF) (Press release). Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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