Yonaguni Airport

Yonaguni Airport
Yonaguni Airport; Yonaguni Jima Airport; 与那国空港; Yonaguni Kūkō
	IATA: OGN; ICAO: ROYN;
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°ECoordinates: 24°28′03″N 122°58′47″E / 24.46750°N 122.97972°E
Map
	ROYN Location in Japan
Runways
Statistics (2015)
Passengers	94,684
Cargo (metric tonnes)	323
Aircraft movement	3,154
	Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

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

History

Ryukyu Air Commuter Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 at Yonaguni Airport

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.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Japan Transocean Air	Ishigaki
Japan Transocean Air operated by Ryūkyū Air Commuter	Ishigaki, Naha

References

↑ "Yonaguni Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

External links

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[1] "Yonaguni Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 7 January 2017.