Satsuma Iōjima Airport

Mishimamura Satsuma Iōjima Airport (三島村薩摩硫黄島飛行場, Mishimamura-Satsuma-Iōjima-Hikōjō) is a private airfield located on Iōjima, an island within Mishima, Kagoshima, Japan.

Mishimamura Satsuma Iōjima Airport

三島村薩摩硫黄島飛行場
Aerial view of the airport
Aerial view of the airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
ServesIōjima
LocationMishima, Kagoshima
Time zoneJapan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
Elevation AMSL338 ft / 103 m
Coordinates30.7845°N 130.2711°E / 30.7845; 130.2711
Map
Satsuma Iōjima Airport is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Satsuma Iōjima Airport
Satsuma Iōjima Airport
Satsuma Iōjima Airport is located in Japan
Satsuma Iōjima Airport
Satsuma Iōjima Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 600 1,969 Asphalt

History

The airfield was built in 1973 by the Yamaha Corporation as a way to transport customers to its resort on the island.[1] The resort closed in 1982, and the airfield was transferred to the Mishima town government in 1994.

New Japan Aviation operates the only passenger service at this airport. The flight to Kagoshima are flown on Mondays and Wednesdays if enough passengers fly, and citizens of Iōjima are eligible for a discount.[2] The flight takes 50 minutes and are flown with a Cessna 172.[3]

Between 1972 and 1983, Nippon Naigai Airways operated flights to Kagoshima and Yakushima. Towa Airlines also operated flights to Makurazaki Airport.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
New Japan Aviation Kagoshima[4]

Incidents
  • On November 6, 1997, a Towa Airlines Cessna 172 bound for Makurazaki crash landed shortly after takeoff. It was determined that a passenger pushed the center stick downwards, causing the plane to crash. Although the plane was wrecked, there were no casualties.[5]
  • On November 25, 2012, a privately owned Fuji FA-200 Aero Subaru overran the runway on landing, hitting a bamboo fence. Among the 4 people aboard, there were no casualties.[6]

References
  1. 露天風呂. 保育社. 1982. ISBN 4586505753.
  2. "鹿児島薩摩硫黄島運航開始". New Japan Aviation. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. "航空機運行 週2往復に増便しました！鹿児島空港⇔薩摩硫黄島". Mishima Town Government. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. "鹿児島薩摩硫黄島運航開始". New Japan Aviation. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. "航空事故調査報告書" (PDF). Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. "薩摩硫黄島飛行場:小型機オーバーラン、横転…けが人なし". 毎日新聞. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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