Yonaguni Airport Explained

Yonaguni Airport
Nativename:Yonaguni Jima Airport
Nativename-A:与那国空港
Nativename-R:Yonaguni Kūkō
Iata:OGN
Icao:ROYN
Type:Public
Operator:Okinawa Prefecture
City-Served:Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan
Elevation-F:49
Coordinates:24.4675°N 122.9797°W
Pushpin Map:Japan Okinawa Prefecture#Japan
Pushpin Label:ROYN
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-M:2,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt concrete
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:94,684
Stat2-Header:Cargo (metric tonnes)
Stat2-Data:323
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movement
Stat3-Data:3,154
Footnotes:Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

, is a third-class airport located in Yonaguni, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

History

The airport opened in 1943 for military use, and became a civilian airport in 1957. International service started in 2007 with a charter flight to/from Taipei operated by Uni Air, with another flight to Hualien, Taiwan operated by TransAsia Airways the following year.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yonaguni Airport. Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 7 January 2017.