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Upon landing in Naha Airport, taxiing to the terminal. The main terminal can be seen in the distance.
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At Naha Airport, the jet way after getting off the plane. One thing I love about Naha Airport are the orchids.
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Jetways at Naha Airport are decorated with orchids. A very nice touch.
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Orchids inside Naha Airport. 胡蝶蘭
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Orchids inside Naha Airport. 胡蝶蘭
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Orchids and shishi lion inside Naha Airport. 胡蝶蘭
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Main concourse also has orchids. Orchids in Naha Airport. They are real, not fake. They also last many years with minimal water and soil requirements. 胡蝶蘭
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Outside the arrivals lobby are buses taking you to nearby rental car agencies.
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If you won't rent a car, take the Yui Rail to central Naha.
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Overpass passageway from the airport terminal to Yui Rail's Naha Airport Station.
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Yui Rail Naha Airport Station tickets. There is only one line and two directions. Easy to figure out.
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Yui Rail Naha Airport Station turnstile.
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Yui Rail schedule for Naha Airport Station. It's quite frequent from 6:00 am to 11:30 pm.
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Yui Rail Naha Airport Station platform.
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Yui Rail train at Naha Airport Station.
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Yui Rail train
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Japan's Air Self-Defense Force base is also at Naha Airport.
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These planes look to be on display, as seen from Yui Rail.
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Naha Airport terminal map.
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Naha Airport departure counter.
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Stained glass at the end of the terminal.
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Orchids on the concourse to the gates.
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Orchids on the concourse to the gates.
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Orchids on the concourse to the gates at Naha Airport.
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Naha Airport departure gates.
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Naha Airport departure gates.
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Exhibition space at Naha Airport departure gates.
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Waiting area at Naha Airport gates.
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Waiting area at Naha Airport gate.
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Naha Airport gates also have gift shops for last-minute gifts.
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At Naha Airport, my last treat on Okinawa, Beni-imo soft-serve from Blue Seal.
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Urinal with a view at the men's restroom at Naha's departure gates. This photo was taken on a previous trip to Okinawa. The window was transparent.
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On a later trip to Okinawa, I noticed that the window is now frosted and no longer transparent...
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Departure info on screen.
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We flew on a Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 to Ishigaki, Yaeyama's main island. JTA is jointly owned by JAL (majority stake), Okinawa Prefecture, and others.
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At Naha, Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 to Ishigaki.
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Gate 23 at Naha Airport.
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Gate 23 at Naha Airport for Ishigaki.
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Jet way with flowers at Naha.
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Even the pilots of our plane wore masks. Partially visible is the plane's slogan, "Uchina no Tsubasa" (Wings of Okinawa). ANA also serves the Okinawan islands.
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Aircraft door.
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The Yaeyama Islands (Ishigaki) are a one-hour flight from Naha. Japan's most remote islands, but easy to get to on flights from Naha or Tokyo. We simply call them "Yaeyama."
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Back at Naha Airport for another flight. Leaving for Haneda.
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Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane painted like a whale shark (blue). There's a pink one too. It's advertising the Churaumi Aquarium which has a whale shark. ジンベエ ジェット
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Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane painted like a whale shark (blue). ジンベエ ジェットNot my plane back to Haneda though. This video shows how they painted the plane: https://youtu.be/MbrK-8Bkjx0
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Helicopter landing in Naha.
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Blue whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane taking off from Naha Airport.
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Blue whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane taking off from Naha Airport.
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Blue whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane taking off from Naha Airport.
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Pink whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane at Naha Airport.
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Pink whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 at Naha Airport. Very eye-catching.
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Pink whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane taking off from Naha Airport.
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Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800.
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Ryukyu Air Commuter DHC8-Q400CC (DH4) turboprop plane at Naha Airport.
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Ryukyu Air Commuter DHC8-Q400CC (DH4) turboprop plane taking off from Naha Airport.
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Ryukyu Air Commuter DHC8-Q400CC (DH4) propeller plane taking off from Naha Airport.
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Naha Airport gates have large pictures windows perfect for plane spotting.
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Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200 taking off from Naha Airport.
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Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200 taking off from Naha Airport.
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Ramp Marshall signaling a Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200 arriving at the gate at Naha.
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Ramp Marshall giving the "Stop" signal to a Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200 arriving at the gate at Naha Airport.
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Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200 at Naha Airport. Our plane to Haneda.
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Gate 23 at Naha Airport again. (Same gate as the flight to Ishigaki.)
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Jet way with orchids.
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Entering Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200 at Naha Airport. Plane to Haneda.
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Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200 to Haneda.
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The following photos were taken over 10 years ago. This is Naha Airport's old International Terminal that was a separate building from the Domestic Terminal. It closed in 2014 upon the opening of the new International Terminal. This old terminal is g
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Approaching Naha Airport.
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Naha Airport over 10 years ago.
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Landing in Naha Airport. The new international terminal was not built yet.
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Naha Airport Domestic Terminal.
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The good old days when Boeing 747s still flew into Naha Airport.
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The flowers in the jet bridge is a very nice touch at Naha Airport.
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My take-out dinner at Naha Airport before the flight back to Tokyo. Goya-champuru and rice.
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