Yao Airport

Yao Airport

Osaka/Yao Airport

八尾空港

Yao Kūkō
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/public
Operator Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
ServesOsaka
LocationYao
Elevation AMSL33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates34°35′08″N 135°36′02″E / 34.58556°N 135.60056°E / 34.58556; 135.60056
Map
RJOY is located in Osaka Prefecture
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RJOY
Location in Japan
RJOY is located in Japan
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RJOY (Japan)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,490 4,888 Asphalt/concrete
13/31 1,200 3,937 Asphalt concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

Yao Airport (八尾空港, Yao Kūkō, ICAO: RJOY) is a general aviation airport in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Located 8.1 NM (15.0 km; 9.3 mi) southeast of Ōsaka Station,[1] it is also an airbase for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

Several small carriers offer sightseeing and charter flights from Yao, including Asahi Airlines and Hankyu Airlines.

Yao is the only second class airport in Japan that does not have scheduled airline services.