# Okinoerabu Airport (OKE / RJKB)

**Okinoerabu Airport** (IATA: OKE, ICAO: RJKB) is a medium airport in Wadomari, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It has one runway, 1,350 m (4,430 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Kagoshima Prefecture. In 2024 it handled 113 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: OKE / RJKB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Kagoshima Prefecture
- Serves: Wadomari, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation: 31 m / 101 ft
- Coordinates: 27.4316, 128.7056
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,350 m / 4,430 ft
- Passengers: 113,281 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinoerabu_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2901234
- Weather station: RJKB · WMO 47942
- Ident: RJKB

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 1,350 m / 4,430 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 034° / 214° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 84,024 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 90,888 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 99,586 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 98,801 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 100,630 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 111,757 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 119,636 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 72,575 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 80,086 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 94,963 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 111,191 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 113,281 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [TKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkn.md) Tokunoshima Airport · Japan · 48 km / 30 mi · Japan Air Commuter
- [ASJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjka.md) Amami Airport · Japan · 149 km / 93 mi · Japan Air Commuter
- [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · Japan · 174 km / 108 mi · Japan Air Commuter
- [KOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfk.md) Kagoshima Airport · Japan · 524 km / 326 mi · Japan Air Commuter

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from OKE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- JC [Japan Air Commuter](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-air-commuter) · 4

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 113K (2024) | #1,761 of 3,974 | #575 in Asia | #63 in JP |
| Longest runway | 1,350 m / 4,430 ft | =8,303 of 29,858 | =1,478 in Asia | #100 in JP |
| Elevation | 31 m / 101 ft | =36,808 of 43,403 | =2,298 in Asia | #95 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | REMOTE | 118.050 |
| ACC | NAHA CON | 132.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [TKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkn.md) Tokunoshima Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [RNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rory.md) Yoron Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [IEJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rore.md) Iejima Airport · 120 km / 75 mi
- [ASJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjka.md) Amami Airport · 149 km / 92 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Okinoerabu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Okinoerabu_Airport&oldid=1363068234), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkb/data