# Iejima Airport (IEJ / RORE)

**Iejima Airport** (IATA: IEJ, ICAO: RORE) is a medium airport in Ie, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1972. It has one runway, 1,500 m (4,920 ft) long, asphalt. In 2024 it handled 460 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IEJ / RORE
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Ie, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: 1972
- Elevation: 75 m / 246 ft
- Coordinates: 26.7225, 127.7868
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,500 m / 4,920 ft
- Passengers: 460 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iejima_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1368593
- Weather station: RODE · WMO 47938
- Ident: RORE

## Timeline

- 1972: Iejima Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 1,500 m / 4,920 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 039° / 219° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | 371 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 268 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 83 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 6 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 40 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 22 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 70 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 410 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 992 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 198 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 356 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 460 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 460 (2024) | #3,437 of 3,974 | #912 in Asia | #87 in JP |
| Longest runway | 1,500 m / 4,920 ft | =7,276 of 29,858 | =1,385 in Asia | =91 in JP |
| Elevation | 75 m / 246 ft | =32,751 of 43,403 | =1,870 in Asia | #63 in JP |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =347 in Asia | #58 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Nearby airports

- [DNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rodn.md) Kadena Air Base · 41 km / 26 mi
- [ROTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rotm.md) Futenma Marine Corps Air Station · 50 km / 31 mi
- [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [RNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rory.md) Yoron Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [UEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rokj.md) Kumejima Airport · 114 km / 71 mi
- [OKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkb.md) Okinoerabu Airport · 120 km / 75 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)
- [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/rore/data