Minamidaito Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Minamidaito, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MMD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MMD
- ICAO code
- ROMD
- City
- Minamidaito
- State or region
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 25.8465° N, 131.2630° E
- Elevation
- 51 m (167 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MMD means Minamidaito Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ROMD. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.8465° N, 131.2630° E. It stands 51 metres (167 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Minamidaito Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 71.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,500 m 4,921 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kitadaito AirportKitadaitōjima | KTD | 13 km |
| Kikai AirportKikai | KKX | 305 km |
| Okinoerabu AirportWadomari | OKE | 309 km |
| Yoron AirportYoron | RNJ | 314 km |
| Tokunoshima AirportAmagi | TKN | 324 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,320 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,001 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,494 km | 9 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,212 km | 12 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,182 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,109 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,992 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,351 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,973 km | 8 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.