Amami Airport (奄美空港, Amami Kūkō) (IATA: ASJ, ICAO: RJKA) is an airport located 21.9 km (13.6 mi) east northeast of Amami, a city on Amami Ōshima (Amami Island) in the Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan.[2]

Amami Airport

奄美空港

Amami Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesAmami Ōshima (Amami Island), Japan
Elevation AMSL14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates28°25′51″N 129°42′45″E / 28.43083°N 129.71250°E / 28.43083; 129.71250
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RJKA is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
RJKA
RJKA
Location in Japan
RJKA is located in Japan
RJKA
RJKA
RJKA (Japan)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers676,601
Cargo (metric tonnes)1,097
Aircraft movement15,292

History

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Amami Airport was opened as Amami Oshima Airport (奄美大島空港, Amami-Ōshima Kūkō) on June 1, 1964, with a 1240-meter runway about 2 kilometers southwest of its current position.[3] A new airport with a runway of 2000 meters to accept jet aircraft was opened on 10 July 1988, at which time the former airport was closed. The remnants of the old airport can still be seen via satellite images.

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
J-Air Fukuoka, Kagoshima
Japan Air Commuter Kagoshima, Kikai, Okinoerabu, Tokunoshima, Yoron[4]
Japan Airlines Osaka–Itami, Tokyo–Haneda
Peach Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita
Ryukyu Air Commuter Naha
Skymark Airlines Kagoshima

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at ASJ airport. See Wikidata query.

References

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  1. ^ "Amami Oshima Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ AIS Japan Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Amami-Oshima Airport." Japan Airlines. June 29, 2006. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
  4. ^ "Site is undergoing maintenance".
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