Kumamoto Airport

Kumamoto Airport

熊本空港

*Kumamoto Kūkō*
Kumamoto Airport; 熊本空港; Kumamoto Kūkō
	Kumamoto Airport Entrance
	IATA: KMJ; ICAO: RJFT;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Kumamoto
Location	Mashiki, Kumamoto
Elevation AMSL	632 ft / 193 m
Coordinates	32°50′14″N 130°51′19″E / 32.83722°N 130.85528°E
Website	kmj-ab.co.jp/eng
Map
	RJFT Location in Kumamoto Prefecture RJFT Location in Japan
Runways
Statistics (2015)
Passengers
Passengers	3,241,633
Cargo (metric tonnes)	16,538
Aircraft movement	41,924
	Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Kumamoto Airport (熊本空港, Kumamoto Kūkō) (IATA: KMJ, ICAO: RJFT), also known as Aso Kumamoto Airport (阿蘇くまもと空港, Aso Kumamoto Kūkō), is an airport in Mashiki, Kumamoto, Japan.

History

The first Kumamoto Airport opened in 1960 on the site of a former Imperial Japanese Army air base and had a 1,200 m runway. It was replaced by the current Kumamoto Airport in 1971. The new airport's 2,500 m runway was extended to 3,000 m in 1980.^[2]

Kumamoto was one of three nationally owned airports to turn a profit in fiscal year 2011 (along with New Chitose Airport and Komatsu Airport).^[3] In 2013, the government passed legislation aimed at eventually allowing the sale of an operating concession at the airport.^[4]

China Airlines charter service to Kaohsiung was announced in 2014 in order to cater to packaged tours from Taiwan.^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
All Nippon Airways	Osaka–Itami, Tokyo–Haneda
Amakusa Airlines	Amakusa, Osaka–Itami
ANA Wings	Nagoya–Centrair, Naha, Osaka–Itami
China Airlines	Kaohsiung
Fuji Dream Airlines	Nagoya–Komaki, Shizuoka
HK Express	Hong Kong
Ibex Airlines	Nagoya–Centrair
J-Air	Osaka–Itami
Japan Airlines	Tokyo–Haneda
Jetstar Japan	Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita
Lao Airlines	Luang Prabang,^[6] Vientiane^[7]
Solaseed Air	Tokyo–Haneda
T'way Airlines	Daegu, Seoul–Incheon