Hateruma Airport

波照間空港24°04′ N 123°48′ EAirportYaeyama Islands

Hateruma Airport (HTR) has a regular Daiichi Koku Twin Otter service to Ishigaki that takes 30 minutes and normally runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The airline planned suspension periods from November 2026, so check its calendar before you build a trip around the flight.

Tabiris reported that Daiichi Koku brought air service back to Hateruma on 22 January 2024 with a DHC-6-400 Twin Otter, and that RAC had dropped the route 17 years earlier. The flight leaves Ishigaki at 10:00 and Hateruma at 11:30 on its normal days, and the airline fixes the dates a month or two ahead with Taketomi Town. A fault found on 14 July 2026 grounded it until 11 September. Checks and aircraft scheduling then took out 7–21 October and 2–11 November.

Okinawa Prefecture runs the airport, which has an 800 m runway. Daiichi Koku's check-in counter in the terminal has no staff between flights and opens once the plane is in. Taketomi Town's free bus links the airport with Mushama Park in the village on flight days, and since 5 January 2026 the same service also meets the ferries at Hateruma's harbour.

Services

Service	Time	How often	Notes
Daiichi Koku to Ishigakidaiichi-koku	30 min	About three round trips a week, normally Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, on dates published a month or two ahead10:00 from Ishigaki, 11:30 from Hateruma on normal days	Daiichi Koku grounded the route from 15 July to 11 September 2026 and again from 7 to 21 October and 2 to 11 November, and said on 8 September 2026 that it would plan suspension periods from November for the time being.
Taketomi Town free bus to Mushama Park in the village	20 min	Once each way on flight days10:00 from Mushama Park to the airport; 10:40 from the airport to Mushama Park	–

Weather and cancellations

Daiichi Koku flies by visual flight rules and holds flights when weather cuts visibility. It can also cancel a planned flight that has no bookings, and it pays nothing toward ferries or hotels when a flight is cancelled.

Worth knowing

Read Daiichi Koku's calendar before you plan around the flight, and keep a ferry booking as the fallback.
Pack light: Daiichi Koku checks 10 kg per passenger in total and charges ¥300 per kg above that only when the day's load allows.

FAQ

Quick answers about Hateruma Airportよくある質問

Are there flights to Hateruma Island?

Yes. Daiichi Koku flies Ishigaki to Hateruma in 30 minutes on a Twin Otter, normally on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays on dates it publishes a month or two ahead. The airline planned suspension periods from November 2026, so check its calendar before you count on the flight.

How do you get from Hateruma Airport to the village?

Take Taketomi Town's free bus, which leaves the airport for Mushama Park in the village at 10:40 on flight days. It needs no booking, and the town asks lodgings to collect their own guests.

How long does Hateruma Airport take?

Daiichi Koku to Ishigaki takes about 30 minutes, about three round trips a week, normally Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, on dates published a month or two ahead.

Does weather cancel Hateruma Airport?

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