Oshima Airport Explained

Ōshima Airport
Iata:OIM
Icao:RJTO
Type:Public (Type-3)
Operator:Tokyo Metropolis
City-Served:Izu Ōshima Town
Location:Izu Ōshima, Tokyo
Elevation-F:124
Coordinates:34.7819°N 139.3603°W
Pushpin Map:Japan
Pushpin Label:RJTO
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:03/21
R1-Length-M:1,800
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:37,942
Stat2-Header:Cargo (metric tonnes)
Stat2-Data:21
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movement
Stat3-Data:5,830
Footnotes:Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

, also known as, is an airport located on the island of Izu Ōshima, Tokyo, Japan .

History

Ōshima Airport was built in June 1964, with a 1200m (3,900feet) runway. The runway was lengthened to its present 1800m (5,900feet) length in October 2002 to permit operations by jet-powered aircraft. From August 2008, All Nippon Airways (ANA) began daily services to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. New Central Airservice began operations to Chofu Airport from 2009. ANA ended service to Oshima in October 2015.[2] Since 9 July 2021, Oshima Airport has been called as nickname.[3] [4]

Airlines and destinations

Prior to 2015, ANA Wings operated a daily service to Haneda Airport.

Facilities

Oshima Airport is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The terminal is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily and contains a restaurant, shop and observation deck. The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau and Japan Meteorological Agency maintain offices on-site.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oshima Airport. Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 7 January 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021205147/http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001141840.pdf. 21 October 2016.
  2. News: Kohase. Yusuke . ja . ja:ANA、大島空港所廃止 人事異動も. http://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/73164. 27 October 2015. Aviation Wire. 26 October 2015.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712032217/https://www.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1337419.html About nickname of Oshima Airport
  4. https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tosei/hodohappyo/press/2021/07/09/04.html A statement on decision of nickname
  5. Web site: ja . ja:大島空港のサービス. http://www.kouwan.metro.tokyo.jp/rito/tmg-airport/oshima/oshima_service.html. Bureau of Port and Harbor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 27 October 2015.