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Yonaguni Airport

Yonaguni Jima Airport

与那国空港

Yonaguni Kūkō
Yonaguni Airport; Yonaguni Jima Airport; 与那国空港; Yonaguni Kūkō
	IATA: OGN; ICAO: ROYN;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Okinawa Prefecture
Serves	Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan
Elevation AMSL	49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates	24°28′03″N 122°58′47″E / 24.46750°N 122.97972°E
Map
	ROYN Location in Japan ROYN ROYN (Japan)
Runways
Statistics (2015)
Passengers
Passengers	94,684
Cargo (metric tonnes)	323
Aircraft movement	3,154
	Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Yonaguni Airport (与那国空港, Yonaguni Kūkō), (IATA: OGN, ICAO: ROYN) is a third-class airport located in Yonaguni, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

History edit

Ryukyu Air Commuter Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 at Yonaguni Airport

The airport opened in 1943 for military use, and became a civilian airport in 1957. International service started in 2007 with a charter flight to/from Taipei operated by Uni Air, with another flight to Hualien, Taiwan operated by TransAsia Airways the following year.