Naha Airport
is a second class airport located in the city of Naha, Okinawa.
The primary air terminal for passengers and freight traveling to and from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, the airport handles international traffic to Taiwan, Korea, China, and the Philippines. Japan's fifth largest airport, it also carries domestic flights to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) and many other cities on Japan's four main islands. Naha is also a hub for service to other locations in Okinawa, including Ishigaki Airport. In all, flights connect Naha to more than 30 destinations. Its single 3000 m runway handles in excess of 150 flights daily.
The Okinawa Monorail carries passengers from Naha Airport Station to the center of Naha, and to the terminal at Shuri Station, which is closest to Shuri Castle. In addition, bus service is available to many parts of Okinawa Island. Extensive parking lots are available as well.Main Terminal*All Nippon Airways (Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Ishigaki, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyako, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Nagoya, Oita, Osaka Itami, Osaka Kansai, Sendai)
*Japan Airlines (Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka Itami, Osaka Kansai, Sapporo Chitose, Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda)
*Japan Transocean Air (Fukuoka, Fukushima, Ishigaki, Kochi, Komatsu, Kumejima, Matsuyama, Miyako, Okayama, Osaka Kansai, Tokyo Haneda, Toyama)
*Ryukyu Air Commuter (Aguni, Amamioshima, Kerama, Kitadaito, Kumejima, Minamidaito, Yonaguni, Yoron)
*Skymark Airlines (Tokyo Haneda, summertime only)International Terminal*Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
*China Airlines (Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)
*China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
*Philippine Airlines (Manila)Naha Airport hosts Japan Air Self-Defense Force units flying modified F-4EJ jets, Kawasaki T-4 trainers, UH-60J Black Hawk and CH-47J Chinook helicopters. Units of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force fly P-3 Orion patrol aircraft. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Okinawa Prefectural Police, and the Japan Coast Guard also utilize facilities at Naha Airport.*Airport website (in Japanese)
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