:Miyazaki Airport
{{Short description|International airport in Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan}}
{{About|the airport in Miyazaki prefecture|the radio station|DZRJ-FM}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Miyazaki Airport
| nativename-a = {{nobold|{{Nihongo2|宮崎空港}}}}
| nativename-r = Miyazaki Kūkō
| image = Miyazaki Airport Feb 2008.jpg
| image-width = 300
| IATA = KMI
| ICAO = RJFM
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
| city-served = Miyazaki Prefecture
| location =
| hub = Solaseed Air
| coordinates = {{coord|31|52|38|N|131|26|55|E|type:airport_region:JP-45|display=it}}
| pushpin_map = Japan Miyazaki Prefecture#Japan
| pushpin_label = KMI/RJFM
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Miyazaki Prefecture##Location in Japan
| elevation-f = 19
| website =
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-m = 2,500
| r1-surface = Asphalt concrete
| stat-year = 2015
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 2,976,563
| stat2-header = Cargo (metric tonnes)
| stat2-data = 8,516
| stat3-header = Aircraft movement
| stat3-data = 42,045
| footnotes = Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism{{cite web|title=Miyazaki Airport|url=http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001141840.pdf|publisher=Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism|access-date=7 January 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021205147/http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001141840.pdf|archive-date=21 October 2016}}
}}
{{nihongo|Miyazaki Airport|宮崎空港|Miyazaki Kūkō}} {{airport codes|KMI|RJFM}}, also known as Miyazaki Bougainvillea Airport, is an international airport located {{convert|3.2|km|abbr=on}} south southeast[https://aisjapan.mlit.go.jp/ AIS Japan] {{webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160517110850/https://aisjapan.mlit.go.jp/ |date=2016-05-17 }} of Miyazaki city, in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The second floor has the head office of Solaseed Air.{{cite web |url=http://www.skynetasia.co.jp/corporate/guide.html |script-title=zh:会社概要 |publisher=Solaseed Air |access-date=January 26, 2014 |quote="{{Nihongo2|本社 〒 880-0912 宮崎市大字赤江 宮崎空港内（宮崎空港ビル2階）}}" |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140126090858/http://www.skynetasia.co.jp/corporate/guide.html |archive-date=January 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}().
History
The airport opened in 1943 as an Imperial Japanese Navy base during World War II, and was a major base for kamikaze units beginning in February 1945, sending a total of 47 aircraft on suicide missions during operations such as the Battle of Okinawa.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLASDG16H0Y_W6A810C1000000|script-title=ja:元特攻隊員、宮崎空港での記念館新設に懸命 かつて海軍飛行場|work=The Nikkei |date=16 August 2016 |language=ja |access-date=2016-08-17}}
Airlines and destinations
{{Airport-dest-list
| All Nippon Airways | Osaka–Itami, Tokyo–Haneda
| ANA Wings | Osaka–Itami
| Asiana Airlines | Seoul–Incheon{{cite web |title=Asiana Airlines Resumes Miyazaki Service From late-Sep 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230714-ozsep23kmi |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=14 July 2023}}
| J-Air | Fukuoka, Osaka–Itami
| Japan Airlines | Tokyo–Haneda
| Jetstar Japan | Tokyo–Narita
| Oriental Air Bridge | Fukuoka, Nagoya–Centrair{{cite web |title=Oriental Air Bridge Adds Nagoya and ATR42-600 Service in NS23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230123-ocns23 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=23 January 2023}}
| Peach Aviation | Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Peach schedules new routes from Tokyo in August 2020 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/292188/peach-schedules-new-routes-from-tokyo-in-august-2020/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=1 July 2020}}
| Solaseed Air | Nagoya–Centrair, Naha, Tokyo–Haneda
| Tigerair Taiwan | Taipei–Taoyuan{{cite web |title=tigerair Taiwan Schedules 20th Destination in Japan From late-Nov 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240919-itnw24jp |website=AeroRoutes |access-date=19 September 2024 |language=en-CA}}
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Access
The airport is connected to various locations by bus and taxi. There is also a railway line, the Miyazaki Kūkō Line, which connects the airport with the city center of Miyazaki and northern cities of the prefecture.
Accidents and incidents
- On 10 October 1969, {{ill|All Nippon Airways Flight 104|ja|全日空機宮崎空港オーバーラン事故}} overran the runway. All four crew and 49 passengers survived.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19691020-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=20 February 2009}}
- On 2 October 2024, a bomb that was dropped by US Forces during World War II exploded under a taxiway, damaging the surface and causing the cancellation of more than 80 flights.{{cite web|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20241002/k10014598271000.html |title=宮崎空港 陥没は米軍の戦時中の不発弾と判明 滑走路は運用再開 |date=2 October 2024 |trans-title=Miyazaki Airport cave-in identified as an unexploded wartime bomb from the US military; runway resumes operation |publisher=NHK |access-date=2 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/10/c91e860d2881-urgent-runway-closed-at-southwest-japan-airport-after-explosion-reported.html |title=Runway closed at southwest Japan airport after explosion on taxiway |publisher=Kyodo News |access-date=2 October 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Miyazaki Airport}}
- [http://www.jal.co.jp/en/dom/airport/japan/kmi/kmi_00.html Miyazaki Airport Guide] from Japan Airlines
- {{NWS-current|RJFM}}
- {{ASN|KMI}}
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Category:Transport in Miyazaki (city)
Category:Transport buildings and structures in Miyazaki Prefecture
Category:Airports established in 1943
Category:1943 establishments in Japan
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