Ishigaki Airport ( 石垣空港 , Ishigaki Kūkō ) , ( IATA : ISG , ICAO : ROIG ) was a third-class airport located 1 NM (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) from Ishigaki city centre in Okinawa Prefecture , Japan. The airport provided flights to major cities on the Japanese mainland as well as destinations throughout Okinawa Prefecture and the Yaeyama Islands . Commercial operations at Ishigaki Airport ceased at 00:00 on 6 March 2013, and the New Ishigaki Airport opened on 7 March 2013. As of mid-2013, the possibility exists that the airport may be turned over fully to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces . As a Type-3 airport, the JSDF was already in theory able to carry out operations from Ishigaki.
8-1222: [REDACTED] Look up Ishigaki in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ishigaki may refer to: Ishigaki Island , a Japanese island southwest of Okinawa Ishigaki, Okinawa , city Ishigaki Airport Japanese escort Ishigaki , World War II era ship of the Japanese Navy 10179 Ishigaki , main-belt asteroid People with the surname [ edit ] Ai Ishigaki (born 1970), Japanese guitarist Ayako Ishigaki ( 石垣 綾子 , 1903–1996) , Japanese-born American journalist Eitaro Ishigaki (1893–1958), Japanese-born American artist Hirofumi Ishigaki (born 1963), Japanese actor Hitoshi Ishigaki (born 1953), Japanese boxer Kuraji Ishigaki (1880–1942), Japanese politician Mao Ishigaki ( 石垣 真央 , born 1991) , Japanese curler Ishigaki Rin (1920–2004), Japanese poet Ryuya Ishigaki , Japanese curler Yuka Ishigaki ( 石垣 優香 , born 1989) , Japanese table tennis player Yuma Ishigaki (born 1982), Japanese actor See also [ edit ] Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park ,
16-637: A park near the island above Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ishigaki . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ishigaki&oldid=1180851948 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Short description
24-637: A park near the island above Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ishigaki . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ishigaki&oldid=1180851948 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Short description
32-437: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ishigaki [REDACTED] Look up Ishigaki in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ishigaki may refer to: Ishigaki Island , a Japanese island southwest of Okinawa Ishigaki, Okinawa , city Ishigaki Airport Japanese escort Ishigaki , World War II era ship of
40-408: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ishigaki Airport The airport was opened in 1943 for military use, and converted to a civilian airport in 1956. The runway was extended from 1,200 to 1,500 m (3,937 to 4,921 ft) in 1968, allowing YS-11 aircraft to land. The airport served about 1.8 million passengers a year, making it
48-781: The Japanese Navy 10179 Ishigaki , main-belt asteroid People with the surname [ edit ] Ai Ishigaki (born 1970), Japanese guitarist Ayako Ishigaki ( 石垣 綾子 , 1903–1996) , Japanese-born American journalist Eitaro Ishigaki (1893–1958), Japanese-born American artist Hirofumi Ishigaki (born 1963), Japanese actor Hitoshi Ishigaki (born 1953), Japanese boxer Kuraji Ishigaki (1880–1942), Japanese politician Mao Ishigaki ( 石垣 真央 , born 1991) , Japanese curler Ishigaki Rin (1920–2004), Japanese poet Ryuya Ishigaki , Japanese curler Yuka Ishigaki ( 石垣 優香 , born 1989) , Japanese table tennis player Yuma Ishigaki (born 1982), Japanese actor See also [ edit ] Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park ,
56-569: The second busiest third-class airport in Japan, behind Kobe Airport , and traffic grew steadily as the Yaeyama Islands become a popular tourist destination. The runway of Ishigaki Airport could not accommodate planes larger than a Boeing 737 , and the present site was not suitable for expansion due to urban encroachment. The airport also did not have facilities for handling standard cargo containers. To meet these needs, New Ishigaki Airport
64-614: Was constructed on the eastern side of the island, replacing Ishigaki Airport. Plans for the new airport dated to 1979, when the prefectural government planned to build a 2,500 m (8,202 ft) runway by the shore of the Shiraho (白保) district. However, due to concerns about coral , the residents of Shiraho long opposed the project. In addition, historical artifacts from the Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave Ruins some 18,000 to 15,000 years old were discovered, affecting
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