Amami Airport
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Amami Airport 奄美空港 Amami Kūkō | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Amami Ōshima (Amami Island), Japan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°25′51″N 129°42′45″E / 28.43083°N 129.71250°E | ||||||||||
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  RJKA Location in Japan | |||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] | |||||||||||
Amami Airport (奄美空港, Amami Kūkō) (IATA: ASJ, ICAO: RJKA) is an airport located 21.9 km (13.6 mi) east northeast Amami, a city on Amami Ōshima (Amami Island) in the Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan.[2]
History
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Amami Airport was opened as Amami Oshima Airport (奄美大島空港, Amami-Ōshima Kūkō) on 1 June 1964 with a 1240-meter runway about 2 kilometers to the southwest from the current position.[3] A new airport with a runway of 2000 meters to accept jet aircraft was opened on 10 July 1988, at which time the former airport was closed.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Japan Airlines | Osaka–Itami, Tokyo–Haneda |
| Japan Airlines operated by J-Air | Fukuoka, Kagoshima |
| Japan Airlines operated by Japan Air Commuter | Kagoshima, Kikai, Okinoerabu, Tokunoshima, Yoron |
| Japan Transocean Air operated by Ryukyu Air Commuter | Naha |
| Vanilla Air | Osaka–Kansai,[4] Tokyo–Narita |
References
- ^ "Amami Oshima Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ AIS Japan Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Amami-Oshima Airport." Japan Airlines. June 29, 2006. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
- ^ "Vanilla Air adds Osaka – Amami Oshima service in S17". routesonline. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amami Airport.
- Amami Airport (Kagoshima Prefecture) Template:Ja icon
- Amami Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
- Current weather for RJKA at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for ASJ at Aviation Safety Network
