Kitadaitō Airport (北大東空港, Kitadaitō Kūkō, (IATA: KTD, ICAO: RORK)) is located on the island of Kitadaitōjima in the village of Kitadaitō, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Kitadaito Airport 北大東空港 Kitadaitō Kūkō
IATA: KTD ICAO: RORK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Okinawa Prefecture
Location	Kitadaitō, Japan
Elevation AMSL	71 ft / 22 m
Coordinates	25°56′41″N 131°19′37″E
Map
RORK Location in Japan Show map of Ryukyu Islands RORK RORK (Japan) Show map of Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 1,500 4,921 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 17,208 Cargo (metric tonnes) 67 Aircraft movement 770
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.

Only a round flight from Naha, to Kitadaitō and Minami Daito Airport, back to Naha is operated every day. The route differs on the day of the week. Flight from Kitadaitō to Minamidaitō is the shortest flight in Japan, costs JPY¥7,600, and is only 12 km (7.5 mi) long, takes 3 minutes in the air.

History

Kitadaito Airport was opened in 1971 as an emergency 760 meter airstrip, constructed of crushed coral by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands. The runway was paved and extended to 800 meters in 1978, when scheduled passenger services commenced. The runway was extended to 1500 meters in 1997. At present, there is only one scheduled flight per day.

Airlines and destinations

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kitadaito Airport.

• Kitadaito Airport
• Kitadaito Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
• Accident history for KTD at Aviation Safety Network