Okayama Airport

Airport in Okayama, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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 also known as Okayama Momotaro Airport.

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Okayama Airport

岡山空港

Okayama Kūkō
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Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesOkayama
LocationOkayama, Japan
Elevation AMSL785 ft / 239 m
Coordinates34°45′15″N 133°51′11″E
Websitewww.okayama-airport.org
Map
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OKJ/RJOB
Location in Okayama Prefecture
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OKJ/RJOB
Location in Japan
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
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07/25 3,000 9,843 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers1,391,723
Cargo (metric tonnes)5,052
Aircraft movement11,558
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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

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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.

See also

References

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