Obihiro Airport (帯広空港, Obihiro Kūkō) (IATA: OBO, ICAO: RJCB), nicknamed Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (とかち帯広空港, Tokachi-Obihiro Kūkō), is an airport located 13.5 NM (25.0 km; 15.5 mi) south of Obihiro Station in Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan.[2]
Obihiro Airport 帯広空港 | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||||||||||
| Operator | Hokkaido Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 490 ft / 149 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°44′00″N 143°13′02″E / 42.73333°N 143.21722°E | ||||||||||
| Website | obihiro-airport.com | ||||||||||
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  RJCB Location in Japan 42°44′00″N 143°13′02″E / 42.73333°N 143.21722°E  RJCB RJCB (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] | |||||||||||
Airlines and destinations edit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Do | Tokyo–Haneda |
| Japan Airlines | Tokyo–Haneda Seasonal: Nagoya–Centrair |
Accidents and incidents edit
On May 29, 1965, a Convair 240 JA5088 landed at Obihiro Airport with the right side main landing gear retracted after it failed to lock down; no casualties.
History edit
The airport opened in March, 1981, initially with a 2,000 m (6,562 ft) runway, taking over the role of the former Obihiro Airport, now Tokachi Airfield. The runway was extended to 2,500 m (8,202 ft) in November, 1985.[3]
Statistics edit
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Annual passenger traffic at OBO airport.
See Wikidata query.
References edit
- ^ "Obihiro Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ AIS Japan Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau: Obihiro Airport history Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 7 August 2009 (in Japanese)
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Obihiro Airport.
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Terminal Building(in Japanese)
