Nagasaki Airport (長崎空港, Nagasaki Kūkō) (IATA: NGS, ICAO: RJFU) is an international airport located 4 km (2.5 mi) west of the railway station[2] in the city of Ōmura and 18 km (11 mi) north northeast of the Nagasaki railway station in the city of Nagasaki,[2] Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

Nagasaki Airport 長崎空港 Nagasaki Kūkō
IATA: NGS ICAO: RJFU
Summary
Airport type	Military/public
Operator	Civil Aviation Bureau
Serves	Nagasaki, Japan
Location	Ōmura, Nagasaki
Hub for	Oriental Air Bridge
Elevation AMSL	8 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	32°55′01″N 129°54′49″E
Map
RJFU Location in Nagasaki Prefecture Show map of Nagasaki Prefecture RJFU Location in Japan Show map of Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 3,000 9,843 Asphalt/concrete 18/36 1,200 3,937 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 3,110,686 Cargo (metric tonnes) 14,706 Aircraft movement 31,888
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

The airport terminal and runway 14/32 are on an island, and the shorter runway 18/36 (now used by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for helicopter flights) is on the mainland.

History

The mainland portion of the airport opened as a military aerodrome in 1923, and commenced civilian joint use as Omura Airport (大村空港) in 1955.

The current island runway and terminal opened on May 1, 1975,[3] and became Japan's first full-scale airport built over water.[4] Although Nagasaki is superficially similar to Japan's other island airports, Kansai International Airport, Kobe Airport, Kitakyushu Airport, and Chūbu Centrair International Airport, Nagasaki's island existed (in a radically different shape) before the airport was constructed. Constructing the airport required flattening the island's hills and forming landfill around its shore, expanding it from 0.9 to 1.54 km² (0.35 to 0.59 sq mi). The island had 66 residents in 13 households, all of whom agreed to relocate so that the new airport could be built.[3]

Nagasaki's first international service, to Shanghai, commenced in September 1979.[3] The main runway was extended from 2,500 m to its current length in 1980, and the old mainland "A runway" (18/36) was abolished in 2010.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Ground transportation

Several companies provide scheduled bus service to the airport from Nagasaki, Shimabara, Sasebo, and other surrounding cities. Ferry operators provide service to Togitsu, Nagayo, and the Huis ten Bosch theme park.

References

External links

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• Nagasaki Airport
• Nagasaki Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
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• Accident history for NGS at Aviation Safety Network

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