Oita Airport 大分空港 | |||||||||||
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.jpg/300px-Oita_Airport_(OIT-RJFO).jpg) Oita Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ōita | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 17 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°28′46″N 131°44′14″E / 33.47944°N 131.73722°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  RJFO Location in Ōita Prefecture  RJFO Location in Japan | |||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] | |||||||||||
Oita Airport (大分空港, Ōita Kūkō) (IATA: OIT, ICAO: RJFO) is an international airport in Kunisaki City, Ōita Prefecture Japan, 16 NM (30 km; 18 mi) northeast[2] of Ōita City.
Oita Airport is an offshore airport built on reclaimed coastal waters off the Kunisaki Peninsula. It opened as New Oita Airport in 1971 as a replacement for the old Oita Airport within Oita City. In 2018, the airport had 2.1 million passengers.
The airport is accessible by bus but not by train.[3] Hovercraft service to Oita City was available[4] until it was suspended in 2009, the last hovercraft service to operate in Japan. However, in 2020, Oita Prefecture announced it would reintroduce hovercraft service to Oita city with three new hovercraft.[5] These new hovercraft are scheduled to being service in fall of 2024.[6]
In 2021, Virgin Orbit announced plans to use Oita Airport for its launch site.[7] However, the company went bankrupt in 2023. Oita Prefecture plans to continue developing Oita Airport as Japan's first spaceport.[8]
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Accidents and incidents
- At the old Oita Airport on February 22, 1964, Fuji Airlines Flight 902 [jp] traveling from Kagoshima Airport overran the runway upon landing at Oita Airport. The Convair CV-240 then fell into the dried-up Urakawa River, killing 20 of the 42 on board.[12] There is a memorial for the victims at the site of the old runway.[13]
- At 14:10 on 28 January 2024, a HondaJet light business aircraft on a training flight from Oita Airport overshot the runway while landing and came to a stop on nearby grass, forcing the airport's closure for at least an hour and the cancellation of four flights. None of the three people aboard the plane were injured.[14]
Facilities
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Security check (second floor) -
Check-in counter (first floor) -
Observation deck (third floor) -
Foot bath (first floor) -
Information counter (first floor) -
Model to resemble conveyor belt sushi at baggage claim
References
- ^ "Oita Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Arquivo.pt". arquivo.pt.
- ^ "マップ＆各地へのアクセス". 大分空港 Welcome to Oita Airport.
- ^ "ホーバー継承の会". oita-hover.main.jp.
- ^ "Oita To Reintroduce Hovercraft Service". fukuoka-now.com.
- ^ "Hovercraft to Return to Oita, Ferrying Passengers to Airport" The Japan News September 3, 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Oita Prefecture to Foster Local NewSpace Industry Following Collaboration with Virgin Orbit". Virgin Orbit. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "宇宙港を目指す大分、協定先の米企業が事業終了 県「方針変わらず」". Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Jeju Air Schedules Oita Launch in late-June 2023". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Korean Air Resumes Oita Service From Jan 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Peach starts new service between Narita and Oita". Japan Today. 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Fuji Air Lines JA5098" Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "20人犠牲の富士航空墜落事故から59年 慰霊碑で供養会 大分" OBS Online. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Small jet overshoots at Japanese airport, causing runway closure". Kyodo News. 28 January 2024.
