Kagoshima Airport
Kagoshima Airport 鹿児島空港 Kagoshima Kūkō | |||||||||||
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IATA: KOJ – ICAO: RJFK | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator |
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield) Kagoshima Airport Building Co., Ltd. (terminal) | ||||||||||
Serves | Kagoshima, Japan | ||||||||||
Location | Kirishima | ||||||||||
Hub for | Japan Air Commuter | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 892 ft / 272 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°48′12″N 130°43′01″E / 31.80333°N 130.71694°ECoordinates: 31°48′12″N 130°43′01″E / 31.80333°N 130.71694°E | ||||||||||
Website | http://koj-ab.co.jp/en/ | ||||||||||
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KOJ Location in Japan | |||||||||||
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Kagoshima Airport (鹿児島空港 Kagoshima Kūkō) (IATA: KOJ, ICAO: RJFK) is an airport located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, 29.6 km (18.4 mi) northeast of Kagoshima-Chūō Station[1] in Kagoshima City. It is the second-busiest airport in Kyushu after Fukuoka Airport.
Japan Air Commuter, a regional affiliate of Japan Airlines, has its headquarters at the airport.[3]
History
The airport opened in 1972, replacing a former Imperial Japanese Navy airfield in the Kamoike area near the city center, which had served as the city's main airport since 1957.[4] The site of the former airport was re-developed as a "new town" with office buildings and high-density housing projects, and is now the site of the Kagoshima Prefecture government office, among other buildings.[5]
The airport's runway had an initial length of 2,500 m, which was extended to 3,000 m in 1980. An international terminal opened in 1982 and a cargo terminal opened in 1987.[4]
Air Niugini, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines and Nauru Airlines provided international service to Kagoshima from the 1970s to the 1980s, and JAL operated a route to Singapore via Hong Kong and Bangkok during the 1980s. Kagoshima served as the destination of the final scheduled NAMC YS-11 flight in 2006.[6]
Facilities
Kagoshima's domestic terminal has nine gates. ANA and JAL both operate lounges in the terminal.[7] The international terminal has a single gate.[8]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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All Nippon Airways | Osaka-Itami, Tokyo-Haneda | Domestic |
All Nippon Airways operated by ANA Wings | Nagoya-Centrair | Domestic |
China Airlines | Taipei-Taoyuan | International |
China Eastern Airlines | Shanghai-Pudong | International |
Fuji Dream Airlines | Shizuoka | Domestic |
Hong Kong Airlines | Hong Kong | International |
HK Express | Hong Kong[9] | International |
Japan Airlines | Osaka-Itami, Tokyo-Haneda | Domestic |
Japan Airlines operated by J-Air | Osaka-Itami | Domestic |
Japan Airlines operated by Japan Air Commuter | Amami Ōshima, Fukuoka, Kikai, Matsuyama, Okayama, Okinoerabu, Osaka-Itami, Tanegashima, Tokunoshima, Yakushima, Yoron | Domestic |
Japan Airlines operated by Japan Transocean Air | Naha | Domestic |
Jetstar Japan | Nagoya-Centrair, Tokyo-Narita | Domestic |
Korean Air | Seoul-Incheon | International |
Peach | Osaka-Kansai | Domestic |
Skymark Airlines | Kobe, Tokyo-Haneda | Domestic |
Solaseed Air | Tokyo-Haneda | Domestic |
References
- 1 2 AIS Japan
- ↑ "Kagoshima Airport Statistics" (PDF) (Press release). Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "会社概要". Japan Air Commuter. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- 1 2 "鹿児島空港". Osaka Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "昭和39年 空撮タイムマシン 鴨池空港(鹿児島市)". Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "History of Kagoshima Airport" (PDF). Sora Stage. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Domestic Terminal". Kagoshima Airport. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "International Terminal". Kagoshima Airport. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "HK Express Adds 3 New Routes to Japan in S16". airlineroute. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
External links
- Airport website
- Current weather for RJFK at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for KOJ at Aviation Safety Network
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