Kerama Airport
Kerama Airport 慶良間空港 Kerama Kūkō | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Okinawa Prefecture | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kerama Islands, Japan | ||||||||||
| Location | Fukaji Island | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 156 ft / 48 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°10′06″N 127°17′36″E / 26.16833°N 127.29333°E | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] | |||||||||||
Kerama Airport (慶良間空港, Kerama Kūkō) (IATA: KJP, ICAO: ROKR)[2] is an airport serving the Kerama Islands in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located on Fukaji Island (外地島, Fukajijima), which is part of the Village of Zamami.[3] The airport is linked by a road bridge to the islands of Geruma and Aka.
The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport. Kerama gained commercial flights on an on and off basis in 1984.[4] In 2006 Ryukyu Air Commuter suspended flights.[5]
References
- ^ "Kerama Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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- ^ Map showing islands of Zamami Village Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kerama Airport, Okinawa Prefecture
- ^ "Kerama Airport Guide[permanent dead link]," Japan Airlines
External links
- Kerama Airport
- "Kerama Airport Information Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
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