Ōita Central Airport
| Ōita Central Airport | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | ROIT |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 771 m (2530 ft ) |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1988 |
| operator | Ōita Prefecture |
| Start-and runway | |
| 11/29 | 800 m × 25 m asphalt |
The Ōita central airport ( Japanese. 大分 県 央 飛行 場 , Ōita ken'ō hikōjō ) is an airfield on the island of Kyūshū .
The airfield, which is now operated by Ōita prefecture , is located in the region of the prefectural center (ken'ō) of Ōita in the urban area of Bungo-Ōno in the district of Ōnomachi-Tashiro, south of the administrative seat of the prefecture in the port city of Ōita .
The airfield, which has existed since 1988, was originally called the "dirt road landing site of the Hō hi region " ( 豊 肥 地区 農 道 離 着陸 場 , Hōhi chiku nōdō richakurikujō ) by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries at an altitude of 771 m above sea level. NN operated. In 1992 the unpaved runway was taken over by the prefecture and expanded in 1997, asphalted for passenger flights and renamed the Zentralita central airport. The base of operations for the Oita prefecture disaster control helicopter Toyokaze ( MBB / Kawasaki BK 117 ) was also expanded. Since 1997 there have been three charter flights a week to Fukuoka International Airport on Kyushu Island.
The airfield is approved as an H-class ( 着陸 帯 の 等級 ： Ｈ 級 ) according to Japanese legislation .
Web links
- Prefecture Airfield Website (Japanese)
- Aerodrome data on the Kenou Flying Club website (Japanese)