Amakusa Airfield (天草飛行場) is an airport located 2.3 NM (4.3 km; 2.6 mi) northwest[1] of Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan, on the Amakusa Islands (IATA: AXJ, ICAO: RJDA). Locals often referred to the airfield as Amakusa Airport. It is located on the northern side of the Amakusa Islands, north west of Amakusa city. Only one airline, Amakusa Airlines, uses this airfield, in which the airline is headquartered.

Amakusa Airfield 天草飛行場
Amakusa Airfield terminal building
IATA: AXJ ICAO: RJDA
Summary
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
Website	pref.kumamoto.jp
Map
RJDA Location in Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture RJDA Location in Japan Show map of Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 1,000 3,281 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 62,759 Cargo (metric tonnes) 2
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1] Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau [2]

History

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

Passenger

Airport communications

• Air / Ground (130.775 MHz)[1]

Runway information

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

• 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

Time zone

• UTC+9 Japan Standard Time

Ground transport

All ground transport is located on the first floor.

Bus

Kyushu Sanko Bus (九州産交バス) operate bus routes from airport to Amakusa city.

Road

The airport is connected by Kumamoto Prefecture Amakusa Highway No.334 and Itsuwa Road No.47.

References

External links

• Amakusa Airfield
• AXJ Amakusa Airfield

На других языках

[de] Flughafen Amakusa