Okinoerabu Airport

Okinoerabu Airport 沖永良部空港 Okinoerabu Kūkō
IATA: OKE ICAO: RJKB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Kagoshima Prefecture
Elevation AMSL	88 ft / 27 m
Coordinates	27°25′54″N 128°42′20″E / 27.43167°N 128.70556°E / 27.43167; 128.70556Coordinates: 27°25′54″N 128°42′20″E / 27.43167°N 128.70556°E / 27.43167; 128.70556
Map
RJKB Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 1,400 4,593 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 93,877 Cargo (metric tonnes) 136
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau

Okinoerabu Airport (沖永良部空港, Okinoerabu Kūkō^?) (IATA: OKE, ICAO: RJKB) is located on the island of Okinoerabujima in the town of Wadomari, 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 the NAMC YS-11 in Japan was on 30 September 2006 on a flight from Okenoerabu to Kagoshima. .