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Yonaguni Airport

Yonaguni Airport
Yonaguni Jima Airport
与那国空港
Yonaguni Kūkō
Terminal building in Yonaguni Airport Ryukyu, JAPAN.jpg
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Okinawa Prefecture
Serves Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan
Elevation AMSL 49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates 24°28′03″N 122°58′47″E / 24.46750°N 122.97972°E / 24.46750; 122.97972Coordinates: 24°28′03″N 122°58′47″E / 24.46750°N 122.97972°E / 24.46750; 122.97972
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ROYN is located in Japan
ROYN
ROYN
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 83,887
Cargo (metric tonnes) 270
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan
Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau
Passengers 83,887
Cargo (metric tonnes) 270

Yonaguni Airport (与那国空港 Yonaguni Kūkō?), (IATA: OGNICAO: ROYN) is a third-class airport located in Yonaguni, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

The airport opened in 1943 for military use, and became a civilian airport in 1957. International service started in 2007 with a charter flight to/from Taipei operated by Uni Air, with another flight to Hualien, Taiwan operated by TransAsia Airways the following year. The latter route is still flown on an irregular basis.


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