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.

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
Map
RJKB Location in Japan Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture RJKB RJKB (Japan) Show map of Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 1,400 4,593 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 99,586 Cargo (metric tonnes) 141 Aircraft movement 3,706
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

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 and destinations

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Okinoerabu Airport.

• Okinoerabu Airport Guide Japan Airlines
• Accident history for OKE at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

[de] Flughafen Okinoerabu