Minami-Daito Airport

Minami-Daito Airport

南大東空港

Minamidaitō Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorOkinawa Prefecture
LocationMinami Daito, Okinawa, Japan
Elevation AMSL159 ft / 48 m
Coordinates25°50′48″N 131°15′49″E / 25.84667°N 131.26361°E / 25.84667; 131.26361
Map
ROMD is located in Japan
ROMD
ROMD
ROMD (Japan)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,500 4,921 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers42,444
Cargo (metric tonnes)224
Aircraft movement1,584

Minamidaito Airport (南大東空港, Minamidaitō Kūkō, (IATA: MMD, ICAO: ROMD)) is an airport in Minamidaitō, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.

Only a flight from Naha to Minami-Daito is operated every day.[2]

History

The original Minamidaito Airport began as an air base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1934. The first civilian operations began in March 1961. The runway was repaired in June 1963 and expanded to 1,200 meters in December 1968 in order to accommodate NAMC YS-11 aircraft. However, with the reversion of the island to Japanese control in 1972, it was found that the approach way was not in conformance with Japanese Aviation Law, so the runway needed to be treated as shorter than its actual length. A new 800 meter runway was completed in August 1974.

The airport was relocated to its present location and upgraded to accommodate larger flights in July 1997 with the present 1500 meter runway.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Ryukyu Air Commuter Naha

References

  1. ^ "Minami Daito Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ "JAL Group Discontinues Shortest Domestic Japan Route in 3Q24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 January 2024.