Miyako Airport

Miyako Airport (宮古空港, Miyako Kūkō, (IATA: MMY, ICAO: ROMY)) is an airport on Miyako-jima (Miyako Island) in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan.

Miyako Airport

宮古空港

Miyako Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorOkinawa Prefecture
ServesMiyakojima, Okinawa
LocationMiyakojima, Okinawa, Japan
Elevation AMSL140 ft / 43 m
Coordinates24°46′58″N 125°17′42″E
Websitehttp://miyakoap.co.jp/
Map
ROMY is located in Okinawa Prefecture
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ROMY
Location in Japan
ROMY is located in Japan
ROMY
ROMY
ROMY (Japan)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers1,335,697
Cargo (metric tonnes)10,938
Aircraft movement15,590

History

The airport opened in 1943 as an Imperial Japanese Navy airbase. Civilian operations commenced in 1956. Jet service commenced in 1978 using Boeing 737s.[2]

Japan Airlines provides nonstop service to Tokyo (Haneda Airport) operated by Japan Transocean Air.[3] All Nippon Airways commenced nonstop service to Tokyo (Haneda Airport) in 2016, using slots freed up by the cessation of Hokuriku region air services following the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen.[4]

Facilities

Miyako Airport has a single three-story terminal building with five gates. The terminal includes four restaurants including a A&W, a shopping promenade and an observation deck.[5] The airport has parking berths for three mid-sized jet aircraft.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
All Nippon Airways Ishigaki, Nagoya–Centrair, Naha, Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Haneda
Seasonal: Fukuoka
ANA Wings Naha
Seasonal: Osaka–Kansai
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Haneda
Japan Transocean Air Naha
Ryukyu Air Commuter Ishigaki, Tarama

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

See also

References
  1. "Miyako Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. "会社概要". Miyako Air Terminal Co., Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. Japan Transocean Air flights from Tokyo (Haneda) (HND) to Miyako (MMY)
  4. "全日空、羽田―宮古線を開設 小松・富山線減便も発表". The Nikkei. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. "フロアー案内図". Miyako Air Terminal Co., Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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