Yao Airport

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Yao Airport Osaka/Yao Airport 八尾空港 Yao Kūkō
IATA: none ICAO: RJOY
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Serves	Osaka
Location	Yao
Elevation AMSL	33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates	34°35′08″N 135°36′02″E / 34.58556°N 135.60056°E / 34.58556; 135.60056
Map
RJOY Location in Japan Show map of Osaka Prefecture RJOY RJOY (Japan) Show map of 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 a home for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army Aviation Group, Osaka Prefectural Police Aviation Corps, and Osaka Municipal Fire Department Helicopter Unit.

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

Yao is the only Regional/Second Class airport in Japan without scheduled airline services.