AirportsOkinoerabu Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wadomari, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is OKE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- OKE
- ICAO code
- RJKB
- City
- Wadomari
- State or region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.4316° N, 128.7056° E
- Elevation
- 31 m (101 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, OKE means Okinoerabu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJKB. 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 27.4316° N, 128.7056° E. It stands 31 metres (101 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Uruma, about 144 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Okinoerabu Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,350 metres (4,430 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 75.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,350 m 4,430 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tokunoshima AirportAmagi | TKN | 48 km |
| Yoron AirportYoron | RNJ | 53 km |
| Amami AirportAmami | ASJ | 149 km |
| Kikai AirportKikai | KKX | 156 km |
| Aguni AirportAguni | AGJ | 173 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,029 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,734 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,199 km | 9 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,936 km | 12 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,098 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,193 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,917 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,383 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,224 km | 9 h 10 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
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