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{{Infobox Airport
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| name = Yao Airport
| nativename = Osaka/Yao Airport
| name = Yao Airport
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| nativename = Osaka/Yao Airport
| nativename-a = 八尾空港
| nativename-a = 八尾空港
| nativename-r = Yao Kūkō
| nativename-r = Yao Kūkō
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| image = Yao Airport.jpg
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| ICAO = RJOY
| ICAO = RJOY
| type = Military/Public
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| operator = [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan)|Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport]]
| operator = {{Army|Japan}}<br/>[[File:Symbol of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan.svg|23px]] [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan)|Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport]]
| city-served = [[Osaka]]
| city-served = [[Osaka]]
| location = Yao
| location = Yao
| elevation-f = 33
| elevation-f = 33
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| coordinates = {{coord|34|35|08|N|135|36|02|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| elevation-m = 10
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| coordinates = {{Coord|34|35|48|N|135|36|02|E|type:airport_region:JP|display=inline,title|name=Yao Airport}}
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| pushpin_label = RJOY
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| r1-number = 09/27
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| footnotes = Source: Japanese [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[Aeronautical Information Service|AIS Japan]]<ref name="AIP">[https://aisjapan.mlit.go.jp/ AIS Japan]</ref>
| footnotes = Source: Japanese [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[Aeronautical Information Service|AIS Japan]]<ref name="AIP">[https://aisjapan.mlit.go.jp/ AIS Japan]</ref>
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{{nihongo|'''Yao Airport'''|八尾空港|Yao Kūkō}} {{Airport codes||RJOY}} is a [[general aviation]] airport in [[Yao, Osaka|Yao]], [[Osaka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. Located {{convert|8.1|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} southeast of [[Ōsaka Station]],<ref name="AIP"/> it is also an airbase for the [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force]].[[ 2 Japanese Ground Self Defense Force units are based at Yao,the Chubu Herikoputatai with Fuji UH-1H/UH-1J and Kawasaki OH-6D and the III Hikotai(Squadron) with Fuji UH-1J and Kawasaki OH-6D]].
{{nihongo|'''Yao Airport'''|八尾空港|Yao Kūkō|{{Airport codes||RJOY|p=n}}}} is a [[general aviation]] airport in [[Yao, Osaka|Yao]], [[Osaka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. Located {{convert|8.1|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} southeast of [[Ōsaka Station]],<ref name="AIP"/> it is also an airbase for the [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force]].


Several small carriers offer sightseeing and charter flights from Yao, including [[Asahi Airlines]] and [[Hankyu Airlines]].
Several small carriers offer sightseeing and charter flights from Yao, including [[Asahi Airlines]] and [[Hankyu Airlines]].


Yao is the only [[List of airports in Japan|second class airport]] in Japan that does not have scheduled airline services.
Yao is the only [[List of airports in Japan|second class airport]] in Japan that does not have scheduled airline services.

==History==
The airport started as Hanshin Aviation School in 1938. Two years later the airfield was seized by the [[Imperial Japanese Army|army]] as the Taishō Airfield and expanded. After World War II, the occupation forces called it the Hanshin Airfield before it was returned to Japanese control.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://web-lib.city.yao.osaka.jp/yao/yao_19.html|access-date=October 3, 2012|title=八尾空港|author=Yao Municipal Library}}</ref>

==Operations==

===Self-Defense Forces===
The [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force]] operates a base at the airport, {{nihongo|JGSDF Camp Yao|八尾駐屯地}}. Units based at Camp Yao include:<ref>{{cite web|title=駐屯地紹介|url=https://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/mae/3d/yao/gaiyou.html|publisher=陸上自衛隊八尾駐屯地　広報班|access-date=3 September 2015}}</ref>

*{{nihongo|Middle Army Aviation Group|中部方面航空隊}} units (other than {{nihongo|5th Anti-Tank Helicopter Group|第５対戦車ヘリコプター隊}} which is based in [[Mie Prefecture]]):
**{{nihongo|Middle Army Aviation Group HQ|中部方面航空隊本部付隊}}
**{{nihongo|Middle Army Helicopters|中部方面ヘリコプター隊}} - [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois|UH-1]] and [[Kawasaki OH-1|OH-1]] transport/observation helicopters
**{{nihongo|Middle Army Air Traffic Control and Weather|中部方面管制気象隊}}
**{{nihongo|Middle Army Air Fleet Maintenance|中部方面航空野整備隊}}
*{{nihongo|3rd Aviation Group|第３飛行隊}} - [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois|UH-1]] and [[Hughes OH-6 Cayuse|OH-6]] transport/observation helicopters

===Osaka Prefecture===

The Osaka Prefectural Fire Department operates two [[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin]] helicopters from Yao. They are primarily used for firefighting within Osaka, but were dispatched overseas to assist with the [[1991 Bangladesh cyclone]] and the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>{{cite news|title=大阪市消防局航空隊}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:34, 8 June 2024

Yao Airport

Osaka/Yao Airport

八尾空港

Yao Kūkō
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/public
Operator Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
ServesOsaka
LocationYao
Elevation AMSL33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates34°35′08″N 135°36′02″E / 34.58556°N 135.60056°E / 34.58556; 135.60056
Map
RJOY is located in Osaka Prefecture
RJOY
RJOY
Location in Japan
RJOY is located in Japan
RJOY
RJOY
RJOY (Japan)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,490 4,888 Asphalt/concrete
13/31 1,200 3,937 Asphalt concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

Yao Airport (八尾空港, Yao Kūkō, ICAO: RJOY) is a general aviation airport in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Located 8.1 NM (15.0 km; 9.3 mi) southeast of Ōsaka Station,[1] it is also an airbase for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

Several small carriers offer sightseeing and charter flights from Yao, including Asahi Airlines and Hankyu Airlines.

Yao is the only second class airport in Japan that does not have scheduled airline services.

History

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The airport started as Hanshin Aviation School in 1938. Two years later the airfield was seized by the army as the Taishō Airfield and expanded. After World War II, the occupation forces called it the Hanshin Airfield before it was returned to Japanese control.[2]

Operations

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Self-Defense Forces

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The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force operates a base at the airport, JGSDF Camp Yao (八尾駐屯地). Units based at Camp Yao include:[3]

  • Middle Army Aviation Group (中部方面航空隊) units (other than 5th Anti-Tank Helicopter Group (第５対戦車ヘリコプター隊) which is based in Mie Prefecture):
    • Middle Army Aviation Group HQ (中部方面航空隊本部付隊)
    • Middle Army Helicopters (中部方面ヘリコプター隊) - UH-1 and OH-1 transport/observation helicopters
    • Middle Army Air Traffic Control and Weather (中部方面管制気象隊)
    • Middle Army Air Fleet Maintenance (中部方面航空野整備隊)
  • 3rd Aviation Group (第３飛行隊) - UH-1 and OH-6 transport/observation helicopters

Osaka Prefecture

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The Osaka Prefectural Fire Department operates two Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopters from Yao. They are primarily used for firefighting within Osaka, but were dispatched overseas to assist with the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone and the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b AIS Japan
  2. ^ Yao Municipal Library, 八尾空港, retrieved October 3, 2012
  3. ^ "駐屯地紹介". 陸上自衛隊八尾駐屯地　広報班. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. ^ "大阪市消防局航空隊".
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