Amakusa Airfield
Amakusa Airfield 天草飛行場 | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°28′56″N 130°09′32″E / 32.48222°N 130.15889°E | ||||||||||
| Website | pref.kumamoto.jp | ||||||||||
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  RJDA Location in Kumamoto Prefecture  RJDA Location in Japan | |||||||||||
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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.
History
On September 6, 1982, the governor of
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.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Amakusa Airlines | Fukuoka, Kumamoto |
Airport communications
- Air / Ground (130.775 MHz)[1]
Runway information
| Operations and Statistics[7] | |||
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| Passenger movements | |||
| 2001 | 83,654 | 2007 | 73,410 |
| 2002 | 83,868 | 2008 | 60,086 |
| 2003 | 76,161 | 2009 | 70,138 |
| 2004 | 76,123 | 2010 | 70,138 |
| 2005 | 72,866 | 2011 | |
| 2006 | 74,847 | ||
| Airfreight movements in tonnes | |||
| 2001 | 0 | 2007 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2008 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2009 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2010 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 2011 | |
| 2006 | 7 | ||
| Aircraft movements | |||
| 2001 | 1,914 | 2007 | 2,033 |
| 2002 | 1,850 | 2008 | 1,896 |
| 2003 | 1,842 | 2009 | 1,559 |
| 2004 | 1,723 | 2010 | |
| 2005 | 1,679 | 2011 | |
| 2006 | 1,859 | ||
Landings are made using
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
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
- ^ 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.
