New Ishigaki Airport
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New Ishigaki Airport 新石垣空港 Shin-Ishigaki Kūkō |
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| Operator | City of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ishigaki Yaeyama Islands |
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| Location | 1960-104-1 Shiraho, Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 102 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°23′47″N 124°14′42″E / 24.39639°N 124.24500°ECoordinates: 24°23′47″N 124°14′42″E / 24.39639°N 124.24500°E | ||||||||||
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 ROIG
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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| Passengers | 2,308,065 |
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| Cargo (metric tonnes) | 18,690 |
| Aircraft movement | 24,834 |
New Ishigaki Airport (新石垣空港 Shin-Ishigaki Kūkō?), (IATA: ISG, ICAO: ROIG), also branded as Painushima Ishigaki Airport (南ぬ島石垣空港 Painushima Ishigaki Kūkō?, "Southern Island Ishigaki Airport"), is a regional airport located in the Shiraho district of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The airport is located near the eastern coast of Ishigaki Island. It connects the island to major cities in Japan as well as destinations throughout Okinawa Prefecture and the Yaeyama Islands. New Ishigaki Airport was built to replace Ishigaki Airport, which with a shorter runway of only 1,500 metres (4,900 ft), could not accommodate larger jets.
Operations at Ishigaki Airport ceased at midnight on March 6, 2013, and New Ishigaki Airport opened on March 7, 2013.
New Ishigaki Airport is located on the eastern shore of Ishigaki Island (221 square kilometres (85 sq mi)). The island is located approximately 430 kilometres (270 mi) southwest of Okinawa Island. The Yaeyama Islands were traditionally controlled from the southern district of the island, and remains the chief island of the group.
The airport serves as a transportation hub for the surrounding Miyako, Yonaguni, Hateruma, and Tarama islands. The airport additionally connects Ishigaki to Tokyo (via Haneda Airport), Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka. Ishigaki is only a 40-minute flight from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) in Taiwan. Ishigaki currently hosts seasonal flights to Taiwan.
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