Kerama_Airport Knowpia

Kerama Airport

慶良間空港

Kerama Kūkō
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 / 26.16833°N 127.29333°E
Map
	ROKR Location in Japan ROKR ROKR (Japan)
Runways
Statistics (2015)
Passengers
Passengers	498
Cargo (metric tonnes)	0
Aircraft movement	233
	Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

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.

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 edit

^ "Kerama Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
^ Airport information for KJP / ROKR at Great Circle Mapper.
^ Map showing islands of Zamami Village Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Kerama Airport, Okinawa Prefecture
^ "Kerama Airport Guide^{[permanent dead link]}," Japan Airlines