Aka WWII Aircraft
Dive site
A Japanese WWII aircraft — believed to be a Mitsubishi Zero or naval bomber — sits largely intact on a sandy bottom at 25 metres off Aka Island. The fuselage is encrusted with black coral and gorgonians; lionfish shelter in the engine bay. The wreck is compact enough to circumnavigate in one dive and clear enough for wide-angle photography in Kerama Blue visibility.
Conditions
Depth
22 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
19 to 30°C
Tropical wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Vis (m) | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | calm | calm | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | calm | calm | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Black coral
Photo: Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Red lionfish
Photo: 808_Diver · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Gorgonian sea fan
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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