AirportsTarama Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tarama, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TRA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TRA
- ICAO code
- RORT
- City
- Tarama
- State or region
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 24.6538° N, 124.6755° E
- Elevation
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TRA means Tarama Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RORT. 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 24.6538° N, 124.6755° E. It stands 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Ishigaki, about 63 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
Tarama 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 72.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shimojishima AirportMiyakojima | SHI | 51 km |
| New Ishigaki AirportIshigaki | ISG | 52 km |
| Miyako AirportMiyakojima | MMY | 64 km |
| Yonaguni AirportYonaguni | OGN | 173 km |
| Kumejima AirportKumejima | UEO | 279 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,720 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,352 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,902 km | 8 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,004 km | 12 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,508 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,700 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,413 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,888 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,092 km | 9 h 05 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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