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Okinoerabu Airport 沖永良部空港 Okinoerabu Kūkō | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Kagoshima Prefecture | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 88 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°25′54″N128°42′20″E / 27.43167°N 128.70556°E /27.43167; 128.70556 | ||||||||||
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  RJKB Location in Japan Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture RJKB RJKB (Japan) Show map of Japan | |||||||||||
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Source: JapaneseMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] | |||||||||||
Okinoerabu Airport (沖永良部空港,Okinoerabu Kūkō) (IATA:OKE,ICAO:RJKB) is located on the island ofOkinoerabujima in the town ofWadomari,Ōshima District,Kagoshima Prefecture,Japan.
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 theNAMC YS-11 in Japan was on 30 September 2006 on a flight from Okenoerabu to Kagoshima.[2]
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| Japan Air Commuter | Amami Ōshima,Kagoshima,Naha,Tokunoshima |
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