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.
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]
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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Amakusa Airfield terminal buildingIATA AXJICAO RJDASummaryAirport typePublicOwnerKumamoto Prefecture governmentServesAmakusaHub forAmakusa AirlinesElevation AMSL340 ft 104 mCoordinates32 28 56 N 130 09 32 E 32 48222 N 130 15889 E 32 48222 130 15889Websitepref kumamoto jpMapRJDALocation in Kumamoto PrefectureShow map of Kumamoto PrefectureRJDALocation in JapanShow map of JapanRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft13 31 1 000 3 281 Asphalt concreteStatistics 2014 Passengers62 759Cargo metric tonnes 2Source Japanese AIP at AIS Japan 1 Osaka Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau 2 Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and destinations 2 1 Passenger 3 Airport communications 4 Runway information 5 Airport facilities 6 Ground transport 6 1 Bus 6 2 Road 7 References 8 External linksHistory edit nbsp DHC 8 103 of Amakusa Airlines taxiing at Amakusa AirfieldOn 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 AirlinesDestinationsAmakusa AirlinesFukuoka KumamotoAirport communications editAir Ground 130 775 MHz 1 Runway information editOperations and Statistics 7 Passenger movements2001 83 654 2007 73 4102002 83 868 2008 60 0862003 76 161 2009 70 1382004 76 123 2010 70 1382005 72 866 20112006 74 847Airfreight movements in tonnes2001 0 2007 62002 0 2008 42003 3 2009 22004 3 20102005 3 20112006 7Aircraft movements2001 1 914 2007 2 0332002 1 850 2008 1 8962003 1 842 2009 1 5592004 1 723 20102005 1 679 20112006 1 859Landings 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 edit1st Floor Information Office Departure Arrival Lobby Amakusa Airlines Headquarters Washrooms Breast feeding room Tourist Information Shop Taxi bus 2nd Floor Observation deck Administration OfficeGround transport editAll ground transport is located on the first floor Bus edit Main article List of bus operating companies in Japan Kyushu Sanko Bus 九州産交バス operate bus routes from airport to Amakusa city Road edit The 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 External links editAmakusa Airfield AXJ Amakusa Airfield nbsp Aviation portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amakusa Airfield amp oldid 1191563139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
