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Okushiri Airport

奥尻空港

Okushiri Kūkō
Okushiri Airport; 奥尻空港; Okushiri Kūkō
	IATA: OIR; ICAO: RJEO;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Hokkaidō Prefecture
Location	Okushiri, Hokkaidō, Japan
Elevation AMSL	161 ft / 49 m
Coordinates	42°04′18″N 139°25′58″E / 42.07167°N 139.43278°E
Map
	RJEO Location in Japan RJEO RJEO (Japan)
Runways
Statistics (2015)
Passengers
Passengers	10,995
Cargo (metric tonnes)	4
Aircraft movement	794
	Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Okushiri Airport (奥尻空港, Okushiri Kūkō) (IATA: OIR, ICAO: RJEO) is an airport located in Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaidō, Japan.

History

Okushiri Airport was granted airport status in June 1973 and the airport was officially opened in September 1974. Services began to Hakodate and Sapporo Okadama in October 1974. Between 2004 and 2006, Okushiri Airport was redesigned and a new terminal building with a new 1,500 meter runway was constructed over the current airport. The former 800 meter runway was abolished and the former terminal building was converted into a warehouse for a local construction company.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Hokkaido Air System	Hakodate, Sapporo–Okadama

Gallery

Aerial photograph of the airport taken on July 5, 2017. Note the former runway still visible on the south end of the current runway.
Aerial photograph of the former airport taken in 1993.
Former terminal building
Check-in counters (2006)