Aguni Island is an environmentally rich island
Ie-jima Airport, which has a 1,500m-long
runway, was constructed as one of the projects
of the Okinawa Ocean Exposition, which was
held in July 1975, and began service on the
20th of July 1975. All Nippon Airways and
Southwest Airlines operated YS11 aircraft
during the Exposition, but they ceased operations
when the Exposition came to a close. Southwest
Airlines began operating DHC-6 aircraft in
place of the YS11 aircraft after the 24th
of July 1976. The airport ceased regular
operations on February 1977 due to restrictions
arising from operating within U.S. Military
training airspace and a reduction in number
of passengers. Charter operations, however,
began in October 1994. |
