Okinoerabu Airport
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| Okinoerabu Airport 沖永良部空港 Okinoerabu Kūkō |
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| IATA: OKE – ICAO: RJKB | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Kagoshima Prefecture | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 88 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||
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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.
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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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| First Flying | Naha, Tokunoshima |
| Japan Airlines operated by Japan Air Commuter | Amami Ōshima, Kagoshima, Yoron |
File:Okinoerabu Airport Aerial photograph.jpg
Okinoerabu Airport
References
- ↑ AIS Japan
- ↑ Farewell to the wings of YS-11 Yomiuri Online (Yomiuri Shimbun)
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