Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 88 ft / 27 m 1,400 4,593 Code OKE | Operator Kagoshima Prefecture 04/22 1,400 4,593 Asphalt concrete Phone +81 997-92-0520 | |
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Address 1732-3 Kunigami, Wadomari, Oshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture 891-9101, Japan Similar （株）トヨタレンタリース鹿児, 山田海陸航空（株）, トヨタレンタカー 和泊店, Ippansha Hojin Okinoera, 観光ホテル東 | ||
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.
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. .
References
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