# Shimojishima Airport (SHI / RORS) **Shimojishima Airport** (IATA: SHI, ICAO: RORS) is a medium airport in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in Jul 1973. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Okinawa Prefecture. In 2024 it handled 471 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rors ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SHI / RORS - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Okinawa Prefecture - Serves: Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan - Opened: Jul 1973 (Wikipedia) - Elevation: 17 m / 54 ft - Coordinates: 24.8267, 125.1450 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft - Passengers: 470,860 (2024) - Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo - Website: https://shimojishima.jp/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimojishima_Airport (16 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q654922 - Weather station: RORS - Ident: RORS ## Timeline - Jul 1973: Shimojishima Airport opens. - 30 May 1988: 1988 Shimojijima All Nippon Airways hard landing. - 26 Jun 2002: All Nippon Airways Flight 8254. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 17/35 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 166° / 346° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2009 | 898 | Wikidata | | 2010 | 105 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 3 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 25 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 3 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 27 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 109,246 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 110,350 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 203,214 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 320,093 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 432,625 | Wikidata | | 2024 | 470,860 | Wikidata | ## Routes 10 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (10) - [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · Japan · 293 km / 182 mi · Skymark Airlines - [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 395 km / 245 mi · Starlux Airlines - [RMQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcmq.md) Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base · Taiwan · 462 km / 287 mi · Starlux Airlines - [FUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjff.md) Fukuoka Airport · Japan · 1,101 km / 684 mi · Skymark Airlines - [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 1,178 km / 732 mi · HK Express - [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 1,411 km / 877 mi · Jin Air - [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 1,445 km / 898 mi · Jetstar Japan - [UKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbe.md) Kobe Airport · Japan · 1,460 km / 907 mi · Skymark Airlines - [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 1,841 km / 1,144 mi · Skymark Airlines - [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 1,899 km / 1,180 mi · Jetstar Japan ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SHI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - BC [Skymark Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skymark-airlines) · 4 - GK [Jetstar Japan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-japan) · 2 - JX [Starlux Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/starlux-airlines) · 2 - UO [HK Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hk-express) · 1 - LJ [Jin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jin-air) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 471K (2024) | #1,140 of 3,974 | #364 in Asia | #45 in JP | | Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =389 in Asia | =12 in JP | | Elevation | 17 m / 54 ft | =39,021 of 43,403 | =2,572 in Asia | #124 in JP | | Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | =351 in Asia | =59 in JP | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 120.300 | | DEP | DEP | 125.000 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [MMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/romy.md) Miyako Airport · 16 km / 9.9 mi - [TRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rort.md) Tarama Airport · 51 km / 32 mi - [ISG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roig.md) New Ishigaki Airport · 103 km / 64 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: “Shimojishima Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shimojishima_Airport&oldid=1363078610), 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/rors/data