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Oita Airport

Coordinates: 33°28′46″N 131°44′14″E / 33.47944°N 131.73722°E / 33.47944; 131.73722
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Oita Airport

大分空港
Oita Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesŌita
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates33°28′46″N 131°44′14″E / 33.47944°N 131.73722°E / 33.47944; 131.73722
Websitewww.oita-airport.jp/en/
Map
OIT/RJFO is located in Oita Prefecture
OIT/RJFO
OIT/RJFO
Location in Ōita Prefecture
OIT/RJFO is located in Japan
OIT/RJFO
OIT/RJFO
Location in Japan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 3,000 9,843 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers1,849,834
Cargo (metric tonnes)8,213
Aircraft movement21,711
Oita Airport seen from the air
Oita Airport to be developed as a horizontal spaceport

Oita Airport (大分空港, Ōita Kūkō) (IATA: OIT, ICAO: RJFO) is an international airport in Kunisaki City, Ōita Prefecture Japan, 16 NM (30 km; 18 mi) northeast[2] of Ōita City.

Oita Airport is an offshore airport built on reclaimed coastal waters off the Kunisaki Peninsula. It opened as New Oita Airport in 1971 as a replacement for the old Oita Airport within Oita City. In 2018, the airport had 2.1 million passengers.

The airport is accessible by bus but not by train.[3] Hovercraft service to Oita City was available[4] until it was suspended in 2009, the last hovercraft service to operate in Japan. However, in 2020, Oita Prefecture announced it would reintroduce hovercraft service to Oita city with three new hovercraft.[5] They are scheduled to being service as early as 2025.[6][7]

Hovercraft to be reintroduced at Oita Airport

In 2021, Virgin Orbit announced plans to use Oita Airport for its launch site.[8] However, the company went bankrupt in 2023. Oita Prefecture plans to continue developing Oita Airport as Japan's first spaceport.[9]

On March 17, 2025, it was announced that Oita Airport would be temporarily renamed "Oita Hello Kitty Airport" during the 2025 World Expo in Osaka.[10]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
All Nippon Airways Tokyo–Haneda
ANA Wings Osaka–Itami
Ibex Airlines Nagoya–Centrair
J-Air Osaka–Itami
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Haneda
Jeju Air Seoul–Incheon[11]
Jetstar Japan Tokyo–Narita
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon[12]
Peach Tokyo–Narita[13]
Solaseed Air Tokyo–Haneda
Tigerair Taiwan Taipei–Taoyuan (begins 2 April 2025)[14]
T'way Air Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at OIT airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

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  • At the old Oita Airport on February 22, 1964, Fuji Airlines Flight 902 [jp] traveling from Kagoshima Airport overran the runway upon landing at Oita Airport. The Convair CV-240 then fell into the dried-up Urakawa River, killing 20 of the 42 on board.[15] There is a memorial for the victims at the site of the old runway.[16]
  • At 14:10 on 28 January 2024, a HondaJet light business aircraft on a training flight from Oita Airport overshot the runway while landing and came to a stop on nearby grass, forcing the airport's closure for at least an hour and the cancellation of four flights. None of the three people aboard the plane were injured.[17]

Facilities

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  • Security check (second floor)
    Security check (second floor)
  • Check-in counter (first floor)
    Check-in counter (first floor)
  • Observation deck (third floor)
    Observation deck (third floor)
  • Foot bath (first floor)
    Foot bath (first floor)
  • Information counter (first floor)
    Information counter (first floor)
  • Model to resemble conveyor belt sushi at baggage claim
    Model to resemble conveyor belt sushi at baggage claim

References

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  1. ^ "Oita Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Arquivo.pt". arquivo.pt.
  3. ^ "マップ＆各地へのアクセス". 大分空港 Welcome to Oita Airport.
  4. ^ "ホーバー継承の会". oita-hover.main.jp.
  5. ^ "Oita To Reintroduce Hovercraft Service". fukuoka-now.com.
  6. ^ "Hovercraft to Return to Oita, Ferrying Passengers to Airport" The Japan News  September 3, 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. ^ "大分ホーバークラフト、空港航路の年内開始を断念". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 25 December 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Oita Prefecture to Foster Local NewSpace Industry Following Collaboration with Virgin Orbit". Virgin Orbit. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  9. ^ "宇宙港を目指す大分、協定先の米企業が事業終了　県「方針変わらず」". Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Southwest Japan airport to be renamed 'Oita Hello Kitty Airport' during Osaka Expo". Mainichi Daily News. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Jeju Air Schedules Oita Launch in late-June 2023". Aeroroutes.
  12. ^ "Korean Air Resumes Oita Service From Jan 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Peach starts new service between Narita and Oita". Japan Today. 23 February 2021.
  14. ^ Department, Editorial (28 February 2025). "Tigerair Taiwan Launches Oita to Taipei/Taoyuan Route with Twice Weekly Flights Starting April 2". TRAICY Global. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Fuji Air Lines JA5098" Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  16. ^ "20人犠牲の富士航空墜落事故から59年　慰霊碑で供養会　大分" OBS Online. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Small jet overshoots at Japanese airport, causing runway closure". Kyodo News. 28 January 2024.


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