Amakusa Airfield (天草飛行場) is an airport 2.3 NM (4.3 km; 2.6 mi) northwest[1] of Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan, on the Amakusa Islands (IATA: AXJ, ICAO: RJDA) in Japan. Locals often refer to it as Amakusa Airport. It is on the northern side of the Amakusa Islands, northwest of Amakusa city. It is used by only one airline, Amakusa Airlines, which is based there.
Amakusa Airfield 天草飛行場 | |||||||||||
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 Amakusa Airfield terminal building | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Kumamoto Prefecture government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Amakusa | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Amakusa Airlines | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 340 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°28′56″N 130°09′32″E / 32.48222°N 130.15889°E | ||||||||||
| Website | pref.kumamoto.jp | ||||||||||
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History
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On September 6, 1982, the governor of Kumamoto Prefecture announced plans for a small airport during a regular press conference. On December 26, 1990, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport approved the construction of the airfield. Construction began in 1992. The first plane that landed at this airport was a DHC-8 of Amakusa Airlines on November 19, 1999. The airfield was opened for public use on March 23, 2000.
In the spring of 2000, it had round trips between Amakusa Islands and Kumamoto twice a day.[3] Starting from December 1, 2005, the operating time was extended from (8:00 am ～ 7:00 pm) to (7:40 am ～ 8:30 pm).[1] It now has three round trips between Amakusa Airfield and Fukuoka Airport and one round trip between Amakusa Airfield and Kumamoto Airport (also one round trip between Kumamoto Airport and Kobe Airport) per day while using the same aircraft (aircraft registration number JA81AM).[4] Since this airfield is served only by Amakusa Airlines and this airline only has one aircraft, the DHC-8 (pictured on the right) is the only regular, scheduled, aircraft that uses this airfield.[5][6]
Airlines and destinations
editPassenger
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Amakusa Airlines | Fukuoka, Kumamoto |
Airport communications
edit- Air / Ground (130.775 MHz)[1]
Runway information
edit| Operations and Statistics[7] | |||
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| Passenger movements | |||
| 2001 | 83,654 | 2007 | 73,410 |
| 2002 | 83,868 | 2008 | 60,086 |
| 2003 | 76,161 | 2009 | 70,138 |
| 2004 | 76,123 | 2010 | 70,138 |
| 2005 | 72,866 | 2011 | |
| 2006 | 74,847 | ||
| Airfreight movements in tonnes | |||
| 2001 | 0 | 2007 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2008 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2009 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2010 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 2011 | |
| 2006 | 7 | ||
| Aircraft movements | |||
| 2001 | 1,914 | 2007 | 2,033 |
| 2002 | 1,850 | 2008 | 1,896 |
| 2003 | 1,842 | 2009 | 1,559 |
| 2004 | 1,723 | 2010 | |
| 2005 | 1,679 | 2011 | |
| 2006 | 1,859 | ||
Landings are made using VOR/DME approach on runway 13/31.[8] The airport has a single runway, 13/31, which is 1,000 m × 30 m (3,281 ft × 98 ft) and is constructed of asphalt concrete. The lighting systems on runway 13/31 are High Intensity Runway Lights, Runway End Identification Lights, and Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI).[1]
Airport facilities
edit- 1st Floor
- Information Office
- Departure
- Arrival Lobby
- Amakusa Airlines Headquarters
- Washrooms
- Breast-feeding room
- Tourist Information
- Shop
- Taxi bus
- 2nd Floor
- Observation deck
- Administration Office
Ground transport
editAll ground transport is located on the first floor.
Bus
editKyushu Sanko Bus (九州産交バス) operate bus routes from airport to Amakusa city.
Road
editThe airport is connected by Kumamoto Prefecture Amakusa Highway No.334 and Itsuwa Road No.47.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e AIS Japan Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Amakusa Tanegashima Airport Statistics" (PDF) (Press release). Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Poised for certification" (PDF). Bombardier. September 1999.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Timetable of Amakusa Airlines" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ "Statistics of airports in Osaka region in 2008" (PDF) (in Japanese). Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau.
- ^ "Statistics of airlines in western Japan in 2008" (PDF) (in Japanese). Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "大阪航空局_大阪航空局のご案内_統計情報_利用実績速報 (Statistics of airports within Osaka Region)" (in Japanese). Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ 天草飛行場 (in Japanese). (Japan) Aerodrome Support and Aeronautical Service. Archived from the original on 2009-07-09.
