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Mishimamura Satsuma Iōjima Airport (三島村薩摩硫黄島飛行場, Mishimamura-Satsuma-Iōjima-Hikōjō) is a private airfield located on Iōjima, an island within Mishima, Kagoshima, Japan.

Mishimamura Satsuma Iōjima Airport 三島村薩摩硫黄島飛行場
Aerial view of the airport
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Private
Serves	Iōjima
Location	Mishima, Kagoshima
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
Elevation AMSL	338 ft / 103 m
Coordinates	30.7845°N 130.2711°E / 30.7845; 130.2711
Map
Satsuma Iōjima Airport Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Satsuma Iōjima Airport Show map of Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 600 1,969 Asphalt

History

The airfield was built in 1973 by the Yamaha Corporation as a way to transport customers to its resort on the island.[1] The resort closed in 1982, and the airfield was transferred to the Mishima town government in 1994.

New Japan Aviation operates the only passenger service at this airport. The flight to Kagoshima are flown on Mondays and Wednesdays if enough passengers fly, and citizens of Iōjima are eligible for a discount.[2] The flight takes 50 minutes and are flown with a Cessna 172.[3]

Between 1972 and 1983, Nippon Naigai Airways operated flights to Kagoshima and Yakushima. Towa Airlines also operated flights to Makurazaki Airport.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
New Japan Aviation	Kagoshima[4]

Incidents

• On November 6, 1997, a Towa Airlines Cessna 172 bound for Makurazaki crash landed shortly after takeoff. It was determined that a passenger pushed the center stick downwards, causing the plane to crash. Although the plane was wrecked, there were no casualties.[5]
• On November 25, 2012, a privately owned Fuji FA-200 Aero Subaru overran the runway on landing, hitting a bamboo fence. Among the 4 people aboard, there were no casualties.[6]

External links

• Mishimamura Satsuma Iōjima Airport summary

References

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