Amakusa Airfield

Amakusa Airfield

天草飛行場
Amakusa Airfield; 天草飛行場
	Amakusa Airfield terminal building
	IATA: AXJ; ICAO: RJDA;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Kumamoto Prefecture government
Serves	Amakusa
Hub for	Amakusa Airlines
Elevation AMSL	340 ft / 104 m
Coordinates	32°28′56″N 130°09′32″E / 32.48222°N 130.15889°E
Website	pref.kumamoto.jp
Map
	RJDA Location in Kumamoto Prefecture RJDA Location in Japan
Runways
Statistics (2014)
Passengers
Passengers	62,759
Cargo (metric tonnes)	2
	Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan ; Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau

Amakusa Airfield (天草飛行場) is an airport 2.3 NM (4.3 km; 2.6 mi) northwest^[1] of Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan, on the Amakusa Islands (IATA: AXJ, ICAO: RJDA) in Japan. Locals often refer to it as Amakusa Airport. It is on the northern side of the Amakusa Islands, northwest of Amakusa city. It is used by only one airline, Amakusa Airlines, which is based there.

History

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.^[3] Starting from December 1, 2005, the operating time was extended from (8:00 am ～ 7:00 pm) to (7:40 am ～ 8:30 pm).^[1] 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).^[4] 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.^[5]^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Amakusa Airlines	Fukuoka, Kumamoto

Airport communications

Air / Ground (130.775 MHz)^[1]

Runway information

Operations and Statistics^[7]
Passenger movements
2001	83,654	2007	73,410
2002	83,868	2008	60,086
2003	76,161	2009	70,138
2004	76,123	2010	70,138
2005	72,866	2011
2006	74,847
Airfreight movements in tonnes
2001	0	2007	6
2002	0	2008	4
2003	3	2009	2
2004	3	2010
2005	3	2011
2006	7
Aircraft movements
2001	1,914	2007	2,033
2002	1,850	2008	1,896
2003	1,842	2009	1,559
2004	1,723	2010
2005	1,679	2011
2006	1,859

Landings are made using VOR/DME approach on runway 13/31.^[8] The airport has a single runway, 13/31, which is 1,000 m × 30 m (3,281 ft × 98 ft) and is constructed of asphalt concrete. The lighting systems on runway 13/31 are High Intensity Runway Lights, Runway End Identification Lights, and Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI).^[1]

Airport facilities

1st Floor
- Information Office
- Departure
- Arrival Lobby
- Amakusa Airlines Headquarters
- Washrooms
- Breast-feeding room
- Tourist Information
- Shop
- Taxi bus
2nd Floor
- Observation deck
- Administration Office

Ground transport

All ground transport is located on the first floor.

Bus

Kyushu Sanko Bus (九州産交バス) operate bus routes from airport to Amakusa city.

Road

The airport is connected by Kumamoto Prefecture Amakusa Highway No.334 and Itsuwa Road No.47.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e AIS Japan Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Amakusa Tanegashima Airport Statistics" (PDF) (Press release). Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^ "Poised for certification" (PDF). Bombardier. September 1999.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Timetable of Amakusa Airlines" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
^ "Statistics of airports in Osaka region in 2008" (PDF) (in Japanese). Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau.
^ "Statistics of airlines in western Japan in 2008" (PDF) (in Japanese). Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "大阪航空局_大阪航空局のご案内_統計情報_利用実績速報 (Statistics of airports within Osaka Region)" (in Japanese). Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
^ 天草飛行場 (in Japanese). (Japan) Aerodrome　Support　and　Aeronautical　Service. Archived from the original on 2009-07-09.

External links

[AIP-1] AIS Japan Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Amakusa Tanegashima Airport Statistics" (PDF) (Press release). Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[3] "Poised for certification" (PDF). Bombardier. September 1999.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "Timetable of Amakusa Airlines" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-07-18.

[5] "Statistics of airports in Osaka region in 2008" (PDF) (in Japanese). Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau.

[6] "Statistics of airlines in western Japan in 2008" (PDF) (in Japanese). Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[7] "大阪航空局_大阪航空局のご案内_統計情報_利用実績速報 (Statistics of airports within Osaka Region)" (in Japanese). Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2009-07-18.

[8] 天草飛行場 (in Japanese). (Japan) Aerodrome　Support　and　Aeronautical　Service. Archived from the original on 2009-07-09.

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