Oita Airport

Oita Airport (大分空港, Ōita Kūkō) (IATA: OIT, ICAO: RJFO) is an airport in Kunisaki, Ōita, Japan, 16 NM (30 km; 18 mi) northeast[2] of Ōita.

Oita Airport

大分空港
Oita Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesŌita
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates33°28′46″N 131°44′14″E
Websitewww.oita-airport.jp/en/
Map
RJFO is located in Oita Prefecture
RJFO
RJFO
Location in Ōita Prefecture
RJFO is located in Japan
RJFO
RJFO
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 3,000 9,843 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers1,849,834
Cargo (metric tonnes)8,213
Aircraft movement21,711
Oita Airport seen from the air
Oita Airport to be developed as a horizontal spaceport

The airport is accessible by bus but not by train.[3] Hovercraft service to Oita was available[4] until 2009, the last hovercraft service to operate in Japan. In 2020, Oita Prefecture announced it would reintroduce hovercraft service to Oita city in 2023 with three new hovercraft. [5]

This airport is classified as hub/first class airport.

As of 2021, Virgin Orbit plans to use Oita Airport for its launch site.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
All Nippon Airways Tokyo–Haneda
ANA Wings Osaka–Itami
Ibex Airlines Nagoya–Centrair
J-Air Osaka–Itami
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Haneda
Jeju Air Seoul–Incheon[7]
Jetstar Japan Tokyo–Narita
Peach Tokyo–Narita[8]
Solaseed Air Tokyo–Haneda
T'way Air Seasonal: Seoul-Incheon

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at OIT airport. See Wikidata query.

References
  1. "Oita Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. "Arquivo.pt". arquivo.pt.
  3. "マップ＆各地へのアクセス". 大分空港 Welcome to Oita Airport.
  4. "ホーバー継承の会". oita-hover.main.jp.
  5. "Oita To Reintroduce Hovercraft Service". fukuoka-now.com.
  6. "Oita Prefecture to Foster Local NewSpace Industry Following Collaboration with Virgin Orbit". Virgin Orbit. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. "Jeju Air Schedules Oita Launch in late-June 2023". Aeroroutes.
  8. "Peach starts new service between Narita and Oita". Japan Today. 23 February 2021.


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