Oita Airport
Oita Airport 大分空港 Ōita Kūkō | |||||||||||
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Oita Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ōita | ||||||||||
| Location | Kunisaki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1971 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 17 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°28′46″N 131°44′14″E / 33.47944°N 131.73722°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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OIT/RJFO Location in Ōita Prefecture OIT/RJFO Location in Japan | |||||||||||
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| Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |||||||||||
Oita Airport (大分空港, Ōita Kūkō) (IATA: OIT, ICAO: RJFO) is an international airport in Kunisaki City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, 16 NM (30 km; 18 mi) northeast of Ōita City.
Oita Airport is an offshore airport built on reclaimed coastal waters off the Kunisaki Peninsula. It opened as New Oita Airport in 1971 as a replacement for the old Oita Airport within Oita City.
In 2018, the airport had 2.1 million passengers.
In 2021, Virgin Orbit announced plans to use Oita Airport for its launch site. However, the company went bankrupt in 2023. Oita Prefecture plans to continue developing Oita Airport as Japan's first spaceport.
On March 17, 2025, it was announced that Oita Airport would be temporarily renamed "Oita Hello Kitty Airport" during the 2025 World Expo in Osaka.