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Yakushima Airport

Coordinates: 30°23′08″N 130°39′33″E / 30.38556°N 130.65917°E / 30.38556; 130.65917
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Yakushima Airport

屋久島空港

Yakushima Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorKagoshima Prefecture
ServesYakushima, Japan
LocationYakushima
Elevation AMSL37 m / 122 ft
Coordinates30°23′08″N 130°39′33″E / 30.38556°N 130.65917°E / 30.38556; 130.65917
Map
RJFC is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
RJFC
RJFC
Location in Japan
RJFC is located in Japan
RJFC
RJFC
RJFC (Japan)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers164,980
Cargo (metric tonnes)135
Aircraft movement4,752
Aerial view near Yakushima Airport (1977)

Yakushima Airport (屋久島空港, Yakushima Kūkō) (IATA: KUM, ICAO: RJFC) is an airport located on the island of Yakushima in Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It lies by the coast, between the towns of Anbō and Miyanoura.

History

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The airport was opened in 1963 with an 1100-meter runway. The runway was extended to 1200 meters in 1975 and to 1500 meters in 1976. The runway was hardened in 2004 so as to allow DHC-8-400 aircraft to operate.[2]

A further extension to 2000m has been approved, which will allow jet aircraft to operate.[3] The master plan and environmental assessment for the extension are to be prepared in 2023.[4] Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced in April 2024 that it had adopted the project to extend the runway to 2,000m starting this fiscal year.

Facilities

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The airport has a single terminal building with apron parking for two propeller aircraft. It is operational from 8:30 to 19:30 daily.[2]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Japan Air Commuter Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Osaka–Itami

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Yakushima Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "屋久島空港". 鹿児島県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ^ "屋久島空港の滑走路延伸へ 知事方針 ジェット機就航可能に : 地域 : 読売新聞オンライン". www.yomiuri.co.jp. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ "屋久島空港 ジェット機就航へ滑走路延伸 1500から2000メートルに 鹿児島県、23年度に基本設計へ(南日本新聞)". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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