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Miyako Airport

Miyako Airport
宮古空港
Miyako Kūkō
Miyako Airport and its controll tower being repaired just after typhoon.jpg
Summary
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°E / 24.78278; 125.29500Coordinates: 24°46′58″N 125°17′42″E / 24.78278°N 125.29500°E / 24.78278; 125.29500
Website http://miyakoap.co.jp/
Map
ROMY is located in Japan
ROMY
ROMY
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 1,322,648
Cargo (metric tonnes) 10,825
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan
Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau
Passengers 1,322,648
Cargo (metric tonnes) 10,825

Miyako Airport (宮古空港 Miyako Kūkō?, (IATA: MMYICAO: 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.


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