Miyako Airport

Miyako Airport
宮古空港
Miyako Kūkō
IATA: MMY – ICAO: ROMY
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Okinawa Prefecture
Location Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan
Elevation AMSL 140 ft / 43 m
Coordinates 24°46′58″N 125°17′42″E / 24.78278°N 125.29500°E / 24.78278; 125.29500Coordinates: 24°46′58″N 125°17′42″E / 24.78278°N 125.29500°E / 24.78278; 125.29500
Website http://miyakoap.co.jp/
Map
ROMY

Location in Japan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 1,322,648
Cargo (metric tonnes) 10,825
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]
Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau [2]

Miyako Airport (宮古空港 Miyako Kūkō, (IATA: MMY, ICAO: ROMY)) is an airport on Miyako-jima (Miyako Island) in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan.

History

The airport opened in 1943 as an Imperial Japanese Navy airbase. Civilian operations commenced in 1956. Jet service commenced in 1978 using Boeing 737s.[3]

All Nippon Airways will commence nonstop service to Tokyo (Haneda Airport) in 2016, using slots freed up by the cessation of Hokuriku region air services following the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen.[4]

Facilities

Miyako Airport has a single three-story terminal building with five gates. The terminal includes four restaurants, a shopping promenade and an observation deck.[5] The airport has parking berths for three mid-sized jet aircraft.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
All Nippon Airways Naha, Tokyo-Haneda, Osaka-Kansai
All Nippon Airways
operated by ANA Wings 		Ishigaki, Naha
Japan Airlines
operated by Japan Transocean Air 		Naha, Tokyo–Haneda
Japan Airlines
operated by Ryukyu Air Commuter 		Ishigaki, Naha, Tarama

References

  1. ↑ AIS Japan
  2. ↑ "Miyako Airport Statistics" (PDF) (Press release). Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "会社概要". Miyako Air Terminal Co., Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "全日空、羽田―宮古線を開設　小松・富山線減便も発表". The Nikkei. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "フロアー案内図". Miyako Air Terminal Co., Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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