Ishigaki Airport

Ishigaki Airport Ishigaki Airport 石垣空港 Ishigaki Kūkō
IATA: ISG ICAO: ROIG
Summary
Operator	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Location	Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
Elevation AMSL	86 ft / 26 m
Coordinates	24°20′41″N 124°11′13″E / 24.34472°N 124.18694°E / 24.34472; 124.18694Coordinates: 24°20′41″N 124°11′13″E / 24.34472°N 124.18694°E / 24.34472; 124.18694
Map
ISG Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 1,500 4,921 Asphalt/Concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan

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 midnight on March 6, 2013, and New Ishigaki Airport opened on March 7, 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.

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.

Flight 611 of Southwest Air Lines (now known as Japan Transocean Air, and not the Dallas, USA-based airline) is the only significant aircraft accident on record at Ishigaki Airport. The accident occurred on 26 August 1982 when the Boeing 737-200 overran the runway while attempting to land. The aircraft caught fire and was destroyed, but none of the 133 passengers and 5 crew died in the accident although two crew and one passenger were seriously injured.