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Ōita Station is a railway station located in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station opened on November 1, 1911. It has since undergone renovation, reopening in 2012 — the 'main' area of the station is ...

located in Bungo-ōno City within

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, Japan. It is also referred to as Oitakenou Airfield and is classified as a General or Other Airport within Japan.

History

The airport opened in April 1992 and originally served as a means to transport agricultural products, produce, and crops by air from

. In 1997, the airport's name was changed to its current name, Oitakenou Airport, as the airport began to serve

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functions.

Current activity

Oitakenou Airport currently services arrivals and departures of civil aviation (with prior notice and approval), sightseeing flights, and offers use of runway and hangar facilities for private pilots. In addition, the airport supports rescue and firefighting efforts throughout Kyushu island a

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firefighting helicopter, called "Toyokaze", is stationed there. Kyushu Airlines offers private chartered flights or sightseeing flights out of Oitakenou Airport. In 2003,

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(NBU) established the Oitakenou Airport NBU Extension Campus. The facility is used for NBU Aerospace Engineering Department students to gain practical knowledge and learn about the mechanics and engineering of airplane engines. The Kenou Flying Club, founded in February 2004, operates out of the Oitakenou Airport. They utilize Cessna 172P or 172R airframes and conduct cross-country flights as well as offering orientation and training flights.

Facilities

The apron can support three commuter planes, six small planes (similar in size to Cessna 172), and one firefighting helicopter. There is one passenger terminal, a 290 square meter hangar, and a 500 square meter parking lot.

References

External links

Kenou Airport
(in Japanese)
Kyushu Airlines
(in Japanese)

(in Japanese)
Nippon Bunri University Aerospace Engineering Department
(in Japanese) {{authority control Airports in Japan Bungo-ōno, Ōita