Oita Airport
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Oita Airport 大分空港 | |||||||||||
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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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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. 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 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.
In 2021, Virgin Orbit announced plans to use Oita Airport for its launch site.[6] However, the company went bankrupt in 2023. Oita Prefecture plans to continue developing Oita Airport as Japan's first spaceport.
Airlines and destinations[edit]
Statistics[edit]
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Accidents and incidents[edit]
- 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.[10] There is a memorial for the victims at the site of the old runway.[11]
- 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.[12]
Facilities[edit]
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Security check (second floor)
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Check-in counter (first floor)
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Observation deck (third floor)
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Foot bath (first floor)
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Information counter (first floor)
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Model to resemble conveyor belt sushi at baggage claim
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Oita Prefecture to Foster Local NewSpace Industry Following Collaboration with Virgin Orbit". Virgin Orbit. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "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.