Kerama Airport

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.

Kerama Airport 慶良間空港 Kerama Kūkō
IATA: KJP ICAO: ROKR
Summary
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
Map
ROKR Location in Japan Show map of Okinawa Prefecture ROKR ROKR (Japan) Show map of Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 800 2,625 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 498 Cargo (metric tonnes) 0 Aircraft movement 233
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

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

1. "Kerama Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
2. Airport information for KJP / ROKR at Great Circle Mapper.
3. Map showing islands of Zamami Village Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Kerama Airport, Okinawa Prefecture
5. "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. (209 KiB) (in Japanese)

• Aviation portal