Kumamoto Airport (熊本空港, Kumamoto Kūkō) (IATA: KMJ, ICAO: RJFT), also known as Aso Kumamoto Airport (阿蘇くまもと空港, Aso Kumamoto Kūkō), is an airport in Mashiki, Kumamoto, Japan.
Kumamoto Airport 熊本空港 Kumamoto Kūkō | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Kumamoto | ||||||||||
Location | Mashiki, Kumamoto | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 632 ft / 193 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°50′14″N 130°51′19″E | ||||||||||
Website | kmj-ab.co.jp/eng | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] |
The first Kumamoto Airport opened in 1960 on the site of a former Imperial Japanese Army air base and had a 1,200 m runway. It was replaced by the current Kumamoto Airport in 1971. The new airport's 2,500 m runway was extended to 3,000 m in 1980.[2]
Kumamoto was one of three nationally owned airports to turn a profit in fiscal year 2011 (along with New Chitose Airport and Komatsu Airport).[3] In 2013, the government passed legislation aimed at eventually allowing the sale of an operating concession at the airport.[4]
China Airlines charter service to Kaohsiung was announced in 2014 in order to cater to packaged tours from Taiwan.[5]
Airlines | Destinations |
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All Nippon Airways | Osaka–Itami, Tokyo–Haneda |
Amakusa Airlines | Amakusa, Osaka–Itami |
ANA Wings | Nagoya–Centrair, Naha, Osaka–Itami |
China Airlines | Kaohsiung |
Fuji Dream Airlines | Nagoya–Komaki, Shizuoka |
HK Express | Hong Kong |
Ibex Airlines | Nagoya–Centrair |
J-Air | Osaka–Itami |
Japan Airlines | Tokyo–Haneda |
Jetstar Japan | Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita |
Lao Airlines | Luang Prabang,[6] Vientiane[7] |
Solaseed Air | Tokyo–Haneda |
T'way Airlines | Daegu, Seoul–Incheon |
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