Okayama Airport 岡山空港 Okayama Kūkō |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Okayama | ||||||||||
Location | Okayama, Japan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 785 ft / 239 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°45′25″N 133°51′19″E / 34.75694°N 133.85528°ECoordinates: 34°45′25″N 133°51′19″E / 34.75694°N 133.85528°E | ||||||||||
Website | www.okayama-airport.org | ||||||||||
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Location in Japan | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2015) | |||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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Passengers | 1,391,723 |
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Cargo (metric tonnes) | 5,052 |
Aircraft movement | 11,558 |
Okayama Airport (岡山空港 Okayama Kūkō?) (IATA: OKJ, ICAO: RJOB) is an airport in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
It is located 18 km (11 mi) northwest of central Okayama City and 11.5 km (7.1 mi) northwest or 30 minutes by bus from Okayama Station. It is about 10 minutes from the Okayama interchange, Sanyo Expressway.
The airport opened in March 1988 as a replacement for the former Okayama Airport located on the waterfront in Minami-ku, Okayama. Its runway, originally 2,000 m in length, was extended to 2,500 m in 1993 and to 3,000 m in 2001.
Bus service to the airport from Okayama Station is provided by Okaden Bus and Chūtetsu Bus. Bus service to Kurashiki Station is provided by Chūtetsu Bus and Shimoden Bus.