RJOY
Yao Airport
VFR
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Name
Yao Airport
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ICAO / GPS
RJOY / RJOY
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:13 pm (JST)
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Municipality
Yao
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Coordinates
34° 35′ 46″ N 135° 36′ 10″ E
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Elevation
33 ft (10 m MSL)
About Yao Airport
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, 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.