Yoron Airport

Yoron Airport
与論空港
Yoron Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationYoronjima (Yoron Island), Japan
Elevation AMSL47 ft / 14 m
Coordinates27°02′38″N 128°24′06″E / 27.04389°N 128.40167°E / 27.04389; 128.40167
Map
RORY
Location in Japan
RORY
RORY (Japan)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,200 3,937 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers77,875
Cargo (metric tonnes)59
Aircraft movement2,904
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

Yoron Airport (与論空港, Yoron Kūkō) (IATA: RNJ, ICAO: RORY) is a third-class airport located on Yoronjima (Yoron Island) in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

History

Yoron Airport was opened on 1 May 1976 (1976-05-01). On 12 May 2005, the runway was strengthened to enable operations by the Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Japan Air Commuter Kagoshima

References

  1. ^ "Yoron Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

Media related to Yoron Airport at Wikimedia Commons

  • Yoron Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
  • "Current weather for RORY". NOAA/NWS.
  • Accident history for RNJ at Aviation Safety Network