Amakusa Airfield
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Amakusa Airfield 天草飛行場 |
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Amakusa Airfield terminal building
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Kumamoto Prefecture government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Amakusa | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 340 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°28′56″N 130°09′32″E / 32.48222°N 130.15889°ECoordinates: 32°28′56″N 130°09′32″E / 32.48222°N 130.15889°E | ||||||||||
| Website | pref.kumamoto.jp | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 62,759 |
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| Cargo (metric tonnes) | 2 |
Amakusa Airfield (天草飛行場?) is an airport located 2.3 NM (4.3 km; 2.6 mi) northwest of Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan, on the Amakusa Islands (IATA: AXJ, ICAO: RJDA). Locals often referred to the airfield as Amakusa Airport. It is located on the northern side of the Amakusa Islands, north west of Amakusa city. Only one airline, Amakusa Airlines, uses this airfield.
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. Starting from December 1, 2005, the operating time was extended from (8:00 am ～ 7:00 pm) to (7:40 am ～ 8:30 pm). 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). 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.
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