Kumamoto Airport

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.

Kumamoto Airport

熊本空港

Kumamoto Kūkō
Kumamoto Airport Entrance
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesKumamoto
LocationMashiki, Kumamoto
Elevation AMSL632 ft / 193 m
Coordinates32°50′14″N 130°51′19″E
Websitekumamoto-airport
Map
RJFT is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
RJFT
RJFT
Location in Kumamoto Prefecture
RJFT is located in Japan
RJFT
RJFT
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 3,000 9,843 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers3,241,633
Cargo (metric tonnes)16,538
Aircraft movement41,924

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]

In March 2018, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism decided to outsource the operation to a private company from April 2020 in order to accelerate the recovery from the Kumamoto earthquakes and to promote utilization and improve services by making use of private sector know-how. The operator is Kumamoto International Airport Co., Ltd., which is funded by a consortium of 11 companies led by Mitsui Fudosan.

Kumamoto International Airport Co., Ltd. planned to develop a new terminal building that integrates domestic and international flights and start operation from the spring of 2023.

A new terminal building opened on March 23, 2023.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
All Nippon Airways Osaka–Itami, Tokyo–Haneda
Amakusa Airlines Amakusa, Osaka–Itami
ANA Wings Nagoya–Centrair, Naha, Osaka–Itami
China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan[6]
Fuji Dream Airlines Nagoya–Komaki, Shizuoka
HK Express Hong Kong (resumes 1 November 2023)
Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong (resumes 2 December 2023)[7]
Ibex Airlines Nagoya–Centrair
J-Air Osaka–Itami
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Haneda
Jetstar Japan Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita
Solaseed Air Tokyo–Haneda
Starlux Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan[8]
T'way Air Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at KMJ airport. See Wikidata query.
  • Kumamoto Airport
    Kumamoto Airport
  • Kumamoto Airport Driveway
    Kumamoto Airport Driveway

References
  1. "Kumamoto Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. "会社概要". Kumamoto Airport Building Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. "国管理の空港、９割が赤字 11年度". Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. "国の28空港、民間委託可能に 新法案を閣議決定". Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  5. "熊本―台湾・高雄、定期チャーターで合意". Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  6. "China Airlines Schedules Taipei – Kumamoto Service in 2H23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  7. "Hong Kong Airlines Resumes Kumamoto Service From Dec 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  8. "Starlux Airlines Plans Taipei – Kumamoto Launch in Sep 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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