AirportsKumejima Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kumejima, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UEO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UEO
- ICAO code
- ROKJ
- City
- Kumejima
- State or region
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.3634° N, 126.7138° E
- Elevation
- 7 m (23 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UEO means Kumejima Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ROKJ. 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 26.3634° N, 126.7138° E. It stands 7 metres (23 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Naha, about 98 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
Kumejima Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 51.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,000 m 6,562 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aguni AirportAguni | AGJ | 58 km |
| Naha International AirportNaha | OKA | 94 km |
| Yoron AirportYoron | RNJ | 184 km |
| Miyako AirportMiyakojima | MMY | 226 km |
| Okinoerabu AirportWadomari | OKE | 230 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,867 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,543 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,043 km | 9 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,943 km | 12 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,270 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,420 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,692 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,609 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,186 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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