Oshima Airport

Oshima Airport
大島空港
Ōshima Kūkō
IATA: OIM – ICAO: RJTO
Summary
Airport type Public (Type-3)
Operator Tokyo Metropolis
Serves Izu Ōshima Town
Location Izu Ōshima, Tokyo, Japan
Elevation AMSL 124 ft / 38 m
Coordinates 34°46′55″N 139°21′37″E / 34.78194°N 139.36028°E / 34.78194; 139.36028Coordinates: 34°46′55″N 139°21′37″E / 34.78194°N 139.36028°E / 34.78194; 139.36028
Map
RJTO

Location in Japan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,800 5,906 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 40,698
Cargo (metric tonnes) 26
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan) [2]
Aerial view of Oshima Airport

Oshima Airport (大島空港 Ōshima Kūkō) is an airport located on the island of Izu Ōshima, Tokyo, Japan (IATA: OIM, ICAO: RJTO).

History

Ōshima Airport was built in June 1964, with a 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) runway. The runway was lengthened to its present 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) length in October 2002 to permit operations by jet-powered aircraft. From August 2008, All Nippon Airways began daily services to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. New Central Airservice began operations to Chofu Airport from 2009. ANA ended service to Oshima in October 2015.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Japan Airlines
operated by Japan Air Commuter		 Tokyo-Haneda (Coming Soon)
New Central Airservice Chōfu
Toho Air Service Miyakejima, Toshima[4]

Facilities

Oshima Airport is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The terminal is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily and contains a restaurant, shop and observation deck. The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau and Japan Meteorological Agency maintain offices on-site.[5]

References

  1. ↑ AIS Japan
  2. ↑ "Oshima Airport Statistics" (PDF) (Press release). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Kohase, Yusuke (26 October 2015). "ANA、大島空港所廃止　人事異動も". Aviation Wire. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "路線・時刻表". Toho Air Service. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "大島空港のサービス". Bureau of Port and Harbor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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