Okayama Airport

Okayama Airport

岡山空港

*Okayama Kūkō*
Okayama Airport; 岡山空港; Okayama Kūkō
	IATA: OKJ; ICAO: RJOB;
Summary
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
Map
	OKJ/RJOB Location in Okayama Prefecture OKJ/RJOB Location in Japan
Runways
Statistics (2015)
Passengers
Passengers	1,391,723
Cargo (metric tonnes)	5,052
Aircraft movement	11,558
	Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

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

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

Airlines	Destinations
All Nippon Airways	Tokyo–Haneda
ANA Wings	Tokyo–Haneda Seasonal: Sapporo–Chitose
China Eastern Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong
Japan Airlines	Tokyo–Haneda
Japan Transocean Air	Naha
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon^[4]
Tigerair Taiwan	Kaohsiung,^[5] Taipei–Taoyuan^[6]

A view of the Okayama Airport terminal and control tower from the parking lot

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at OKJ airport. See Wikidata query.

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.^[7] 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.

References

^ "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 Adds Kaohsiung – Okayama in NW24t". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^ "Tigerair Taiwan NS23 Japan Operations – 10MAR23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^ "Bus, Share-Ride Taxis Timetables". Okayama Airport. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

External links

Okayama Airport (in Japanese)

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[1] "Okayama Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[AIP-2] AIS Japan

[ocab-3] "岡山空港". Osaka Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

[4] "Korean Air Resumes 3 Japanese Routes in NW23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[5] "tigerair Taiwan Adds Kaohsiung – Okayama in NW24t". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

[6] "Tigerair Taiwan NS23 Japan Operations – 10MAR23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

[7] "Bus, Share-Ride Taxis Timetables". Okayama Airport. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

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v t e Transit in Okayama Prefecture
Ryobi Group	Okayama Electric Tramway (Okaden) Higashiyama Line Seikibashi Line Defunct: Bancho Line
JR West	Sanyo Shinkansen Sanyo Main Line Akō Line Tsuyama Line Kibi Line Uno Line Honshi-Bisan Line Hakubi Line Kishin Line
JR Shikoku	Yosan Line
Named trains	Marine Liner Uzushio (train) Shiokaze (train) Nanpū Sunrise Seto
Transit terminals	Okayama Station Kurashiki Station Shin-Kurashiki Station Port of Okayama Airports Okayama Airport Kōnan Airport
Misc	Hareca Maritime Ryobi Ferry Tsu Airport Line Co. (Ferry) Teshima Ferry Bus Ryobi Bus Shimoden Bus Chutetsu Bus Great Seto Bridge
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