Miyako Airport 宮古空港 Miyako Kūkō |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Okinawa Prefecture | ||||||||||
Location | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 140 ft / 43 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°46′58″N 125°17′42″E / 24.78278°N 125.29500°ECoordinates: 24°46′58″N 125°17′42″E / 24.78278°N 125.29500°E | ||||||||||
Website | http://miyakoap.co.jp/ | ||||||||||
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Location in Japan | |||||||||||
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Passengers | 1,322,648 |
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Cargo (metric tonnes) | 10,825 |
Miyako Airport (宮古空港 Miyako Kūkō?, (IATA: MMY, ICAO: ROMY)) is an airport on Miyako-jima (Miyako Island) in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan.
The airport opened in 1943 as an Imperial Japanese Navy airbase. Civilian operations commenced in 1956. Jet service commenced in 1978 using Boeing 737s.
Japan Airlines provides nonstop service to Tokyo (Haneda Airport) operated by Japan Transocean Air.All Nippon Airways will commence nonstop service to Tokyo (Haneda Airport) in 2016, using slots freed up by the cessation of Hokuriku region air services following the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen.
Miyako Airport has a single three-story terminal building with five gates. The terminal includes four restaurants, a shopping promenade and an observation deck. The airport has parking berths for three mid-sized jet aircraft.