Kitadaito Airport Explained

Kitadaito Airport
Nativename-A:北大東空港
Nativename-R:Kitadaitō Kūkō
Iata:KTD
Icao:RORK
Type:Public
Operator:Okinawa Prefecture
Location:Kitadaitō, Japan
Elevation-F:71
Coordinates:25.9447°N 131.3269°W
Pushpin Map:Japan Ryukyu Islands#Japan
Pushpin Label:RORK
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:03/21
R1-Length-M:1,500
R1-Surface:Asphalt concrete
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:17,208
Stat2-Header:Cargo (metric tonnes)
Stat2-Data:67
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movement
Stat3-Data:770
Footnotes:Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

is located on the island of Kitadaitōjima in the village of Kitadaitō, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.

Only a round flight from Naha, to Kitadaitō and Minami Daito Airport, back to Naha is operated every day. The route differs on the day of the week. Flight from Kitadaitō to Minamidaitō is the shortest flight in Japan, costs JPY¥7,600, and is only 12km (07miles) long, takes 3 minutes in the air. This flight will end on 31 July 2024.[2]

History

Kitadaito Airport was opened in 1971 as an emergency 760 meter airstrip, constructed of crushed coral by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands. The runway was paved and extended to 800 meters in 1978, when scheduled passenger services commenced. The runway was extended to 1500 meters in 1997. At present, there is only one scheduled flight per day.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kita Daito 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. Web site: JAL Group Discontinues Shortest Domestic Japan Route in 3Q24 . Aeroroutes . 31 January 2024.