is an
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
serving the
Kerama Islands in
Shimajiri District,
Okinawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest city o ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It is located on , which is part of the
Village of Zamami. The airport is linked by a road bridge to the islands of
Geruma and
Aka
Aka, AKA or a.k.a. may refer to:
* "Also known as", used to introduce an alternative name
Languages
* Aka language (Sudan)
* Aka language, in the Central African Republic
* Hruso language, in India, also referred to as Aka
* a prefix in the n ...
.
The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a
third class airport. Kerama gained commercial flights on an on and off basis in 1984. In 2006
Ryukyu Air Commuter suspended flights.
Kerama Airport Guide
" '' Japan Airlines''
References
External links
Kerama Airport
*
Airports in Okinawa
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