Okushiri Airport Explained

Okushiri Airport
Nativename-A:奥尻空港
Nativename-R:Okushiri Kūkō
Iata:OIR
Icao:RJEO
Type:Public
Operator:Hokkaidō Prefecture
Location:Okushiri, Hokkaidō, Japan
Elevation-F:161
Coordinates:42.0717°N 139.4328°W
Pushpin Map:Japan Hokkaido#Japan
Pushpin Label:RJEO
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-M:1,500
R1-Surface:Asphalt concrete
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:10,995
Stat2-Header:Cargo (metric tonnes)
Stat2-Data:4
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movement
Stat3-Data:794
Footnotes:Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

is an airport located in Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaidō, Japan.

History

Okushiri Airport was granted airport status in June 1973 and the airport was officially opened in September 1974. Services began to Hakodate and Sapporo Okadama in October 1974. Between 2004 and 2006, Okushiri Airport was redesigned and a new terminal building with a new 1,500 meter runway was constructed over the current airport. The former 800 meter runway was abolished and the former terminal building was converted into a warehouse for a local construction company.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Okushiri 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: 奥尻空港の沿革. 奥尻町. 30 September 2023.