Airports / Japan / RJOY
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Yao, Japan, Yao Airport (RJOY) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 39 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into RJOY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM, 14 nm), Kobe Airport (UKB, 19 nm), and Kansai International Airport (KIX, 20 nm).
Charter pricing from RJOY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Yao.
Field capability
ICAO
RJOY
IATA
—
FAA / Local
RJOY
Elevation
39 ft
Coordinates
34.5963° N · 135.6030° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Japan fields
state range 6–2,182 ft
At 39 ft, RJOY sits lower than 68% of the 107 Japan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 14nmITMOsaka Itami International AirportOsaka
- 19nmUKBKobe AirportKobe
- 20nmKIXKansai International AirportOsaka
- 57nmTKSTokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air BaseTokushima
- 57nmSHMNanki Shirahama AirportShirahama
- 61nmNGOChubu Centrair International AirportTokoname
Location
Open the full mapRJOY · Yao Airport · Yao, Japan