Okayama Airport
| Okayama Airport 岡山空港 Okayama Kūkō | |||||||||||
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| IATA: OKJ – ICAO: RJOB | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Okayama | ||||||||||
| Location | Okayama, Japan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 785 ft / 239 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°45′25″N 133°51′19″E / 34.75694°N 133.85528°ECoordinates: 34°45′25″N 133°51′19″E / 34.75694°N 133.85528°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.okayama-airport.org | ||||||||||
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Okayama Airport (岡山空港 Okayama Kūkō) (IATA: OKJ, ICAO: RJOB) is an airport in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
It is located 18 km (11 mi) northwest of central Okayama City and 11.5 km (7.1 mi) northwest[1] or 30 minutes by bus from Okayama Station.[2] It is about 10 minutes from the Okayama interchange, Sanyo Expressway.
History
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.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Do | Sapporo-Chitose |
| All Nippon Airways | Tokyo-Haneda |
| China Eastern Airlines | Shanghai-Pudong |
| EVA Air | Seasonal: Taipei-Taoyuan[3] |
| Hong Kong Airlines | Hong Kong[4] |
| Japan Airlines | Tokyo-Haneda |
| Japan Airlines operated by Japan Transocean Air | Naha |
| Korean Air | Seoul-Incheon |
A view of the Okayama Airport terminal and control tower from the parking lot
Transportation
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.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 AIS Japan
- 1 2 "岡山空港". Osaka Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ "EVA Air Adds Okayama Service April – June 2015". airlineroute.net. March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Hong Kong Airlines Adds Okayama Service from late-March 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Bus, Share-Ride Taxis Timetables". Okayama Airport. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
External links
- Okayama Airport (Japanese)
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