Kagoshima Airport

Kagoshima Airport (鹿児島空港, Kagoshima Kūkō) (IATA: KOJ, ICAO: RJFK) is an airport located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, 29.6 km (18.4 mi) northeast of Kagoshima-Chūō Station[2] in Kagoshima City. It is the second-busiest airport in Kyushu after Fukuoka Airport.

"KOJ" redirects here. For the surname, see Koj.

Kagoshima Airport

鹿児島空港

Kagoshima Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield)
Kagoshima Airport Building Co., Ltd. (terminal)
ServesKagoshima
LocationKirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture
Hub forJapan Air Commuter
New Japan Aviation
Elevation AMSL892 ft / 272 m
Coordinates31°48′12″N 130°43′01″E
Websitehttp://koj-ab.co.jp/en/
Map
KOJ
Location in Japan
KOJ
KOJ (Japan)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,000 9,843 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers5,220,710
Cargo (metric tonnes)30,402
Aircraft movement66,645
Apron

Japan Air Commuter, a regional affiliate of Japan Airlines, and New Japan Aviation have their headquarters at the airport.[3]

History

The airport opened in 1972, replacing a former Imperial Japanese Navy airfield in the Kamoike area near the city center, which had served as the city's main airport since 1957.[4] The site of the former airport was re-developed as a "new town" with office buildings and high-density housing projects, and is now the site of the Kagoshima Prefecture government office, among other buildings.[5]

The airport's runway had an initial length of 2,500 m, which was extended to 3,000 m in 1980. An international terminal opened in 1982 and a cargo terminal opened in 1987.[4]

Air Niugini, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines and Nauru Airlines provided international service to Kagoshima from the 1970s to the 1980s, and JAL operated a route to Singapore via Hong Kong and Bangkok during the 1980s. Kagoshima served as the destination of the final scheduled NAMC YS-11 flight in 2006.[6]

Facilities

Kagoshima's domestic terminal has nine gates. ANA and JAL both operate lounges in the terminal.[7] The international terminal has a single gate.[8]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
All Nippon Airways Osaka–Itami, Tokyo–Haneda
All Nippon Airways
operated by ANA Wings 		Nagoya–Centrair, Osaka–Itami
China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Eastar Jet Seoul−Incheon
Fuji Dream Airlines Shizuoka
HK Express Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong
Ibex Airlines Nagoya–Centrair,[9] Osaka–Itami[9]
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Haneda
Japan Airlines
operated by J-Air 		Amami Ōshima, Osaka–Itami, Tokunoshima
Japan Airlines
operated by Japan Air Commuter 		Amami Ōshima, Fukuoka, Kikai, Matsuyama, Okinoerabu, Tanegashima, Yakushima, Yoron
Jeju Air Daegu,[10] Seoul–Incheon
Jetstar Japan Nagoya–Centrair, Tokyo–Narita
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon
Peach Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita[11]
Skymark Airlines Amami Ōshima, Kobe, Nagoya–Centrair, Tokyo–Haneda
Solaseed Air Nagoya–Centrair, Naha, Tokyo–Haneda
T'way Air Seoul–Incheon[12]

References
  1. "Kagoshima Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. AIS Japan Archived 17 May 2016 at the Portuguese Web Archive
  3. 会社概要. Japan Air Commuter. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. "鹿児島空港". Osaka Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  5. "昭和39年 空撮タイムマシン　鴨池空港（鹿児島市）". Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  6. "History of Kagoshima Airport" (PDF). Sora Stage. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  7. "Domestic Terminal". Kagoshima Airport. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  8. "International Terminal". Kagoshima Airport. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  9. Liu, Jim. "IBEX Airlines W20 operation changes". Routesonline. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  10. https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/281041/jeju-air-adds-daegu-kagoshima-service-from-oct-2018/
  11. Liu, Jim. "Peach S20 Domestic service expansion". Routesonline. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  12. https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283414/tway-air-adds-seoul-kagoshima-service-from-april-2019/
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