Yonaguni Airport

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Yonaguni Airport

Yonaguni Jima Airport

与那国空港

Yonaguni Kūkō
Yonaguni-Airport-building.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorOkinawa Prefecture
ServesYonaguni, Okinawa, Japan
Elevation AMSL49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates24°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
OGN/ROYN is located in Okinawa Prefecture
OGN/ROYN
OGN/ROYN
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers94,684
Cargo (metric tonnes)323
Aircraft movement3,154

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.

Airlines and destinations[]

Passenger[]

AirlinesDestinations
Japan Airlines
operated by Ryukyu Air Commuter
Ishigaki, Naha

References[]

  1. ^ "Yonaguni Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

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