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
2:45 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 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.