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