Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 140 ft / 43 m 04/22 2,000 Elevation 150 m | Operator Okinawa Prefecture Code MMY Phone +81 980-72-1212 | |
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Location Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan Address Japan, 〒906-0000 Okinawa Prefecture, Miyakojima, 平良下里 | ||
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Miyako Airport (宮古空港, Miyako Kūkō, (IATA: MMY, ICAO: ROMY)) is an airport on Miyako-jima (Miyako Island) in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan.
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History
The airport opened in 1943 as an Imperial Japanese Navy airbase. Civilian operations commenced in 1956. Jet service commenced in 1978 using Boeing 737s.
Japan Airlines provides nonstop service to Tokyo (Haneda Airport) operated by Japan Transocean Air. All Nippon Airways will commence nonstop service to Tokyo (Haneda Airport) in 2016, using slots freed up by the cessation of Hokuriku region air services following the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen.
Facilities
Miyako Airport has a single three-story terminal building with five gates. The terminal includes four restaurants, a shopping promenade and an observation deck. The airport has parking berths for three mid-sized jet aircraft.