Okayama Airport
Okayama Airport 岡山空港 Okayama Kūkō | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Okayama | ||||||||||
Location | Okayama, Japan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 785 ft / 239 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°45′15″N 133°51′11″E / 34.75417°N 133.85306°E | ||||||||||
Website | www.okayama-airport.org | ||||||||||
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Statistics (2015) | |||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] |
Okayama Airport (岡山空港, Okayama Kūkō) (IATA: OKJ, ICAO: RJOB) is an airport in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as Okayama Momotaro Airport.
It is located 18 km (11 mi) northwest of central Okayama City and 11.5 km (7.1 mi) northwest[2] or 30 minutes by bus from Okayama Station.[3] It is about 10 minutes from the Okayama interchange, Sanyo Expressway.
History
[edit]The airport opened in March 1988 as a replacement for the former Okayama Airport located on the waterfront in Minami-ku, Okayama. Its runway, originally 2,000 m in length, was extended to 2,500 m in 1993 and to 3,000 m in 2001.[3]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Statistics
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Transportation
[edit]Bus service to the airport from Okayama Station is provided by Okaden Bus and Chūtetsu Bus. Bus service to Kurashiki Station is provided by Chūtetsu Bus and Shimoden Bus.[6] Bus times are coordinated with the flight times. Although the scheduled times are relatively close to the departure and arrivals times of flights, this is because the airport is small and it takes relatively little time to proceed through the airport.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Okayama Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ AIS Japan
- ^ a b "岡山空港". Osaka Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Korean Air Resumes 3 Japanese Routes in NW23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Tigerair Taiwan NS23 Japan Operations – 10MAR23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Bus, Share-Ride Taxis Timetables". Okayama Airport. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
External links
[edit]- Okayama Airport (in Japanese)