Kumamoto Airport

{{Infobox airport

| name = Kumamoto Airport

| nativename =

| nativename-a = {{nobold|{{Nihongo2|熊本空港}}}}

| nativename-r = Kumamoto Kūkō

| image = Kumamoto Airport 2023.JPG

| image-width = 300

| IATA = KMJ

| ICAO = RJFT

| type = Public

| owner =

| operator =

| city-served = Kumamoto

| location =Mashiki, Kumamoto

| elevation-f = 632

| coordinates = {{coord|32|50|14|N|130|51|19|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan

| pushpin_label = KMJ/RJFT

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kumamoto Prefecture##Location in Japan

| website = https://www.kumamoto-airport.co.jp/en/

| metric-rwy = Y

| r1-number = 07/25

| r1-length-m = 3,000

| r1-surface = Asphalt concrete

| stat-year = 2015

| stat1-header = Passengers

| stat1-data = 3,241,633

| stat2-header = Cargo (metric tonnes)

| stat2-data = 16,538

| stat3-header = Aircraft movement

| stat3-data = 41,924

| footnotes = Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism{{cite web|title=Kumamoto 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|Kumamoto Airport|熊本空港|Kumamoto Kūkō}} {{airport codes|KMJ|RJFT}}, also known as {{nihongo|Aso Kumamoto Airport|阿蘇くまもと空港|Aso Kumamoto Kūkō}}, is an airport in Mashiki, Kumamoto, Japan.

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.{{cite web|title=会社概要|url=http://www.kmj-ab.co.jp/profile.html|publisher=Kumamoto Airport Building Co., Ltd.|access-date=4 April 2014|archive-date=28 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528142108/http://kmj-ab.co.jp/profile.html|url-status=dead}}

Kumamoto was one of three nationally owned airports to turn a profit in fiscal year 2011 (along with New Chitose Airport and Komatsu Airport).{{cite news|title=国管理の空港、９割が赤字 11年度|url=http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASGC1001D_Q3A910C1EE8000/|access-date=4 April 2014|newspaper=Nihon Keizai Shimbun|date=10 September 2013}} In 2013, the government passed legislation aimed at eventually allowing the sale of an operating concession at the airport.{{cite news|title=国の28空港、民間委託可能に新法案を閣議決定|url=http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFB04022_V00C13A4MM0000/|access-date=4 April 2014|newspaper=Nihon Keizai Shimbun|date=5 April 2013}}

China Airlines charter service to Kaohsiung was announced in 2014 in order to cater to packaged tours from Taiwan.{{cite news|title=熊本―台湾・高雄、定期チャーターで合意|url=http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNZO69291790S4A400C1LX0000/?n_cid=kobetsu|access-date=4 April 2014|newspaper=Nihon Keizai Shimbun|date=3 April 2014}}

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.{{cn|date=September 2024}} The operator is Kumamoto International Airport Co., Ltd., which is funded by a consortium of 11 companies led by Mitsui Fudosan.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Following the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, which severely damaged the airport, Kumamoto International Airport Co., Ltd. began developing a new terminal building which was planned to withstand strong earthquakes. It was also made to integrates both domestic and international flights. The new terminal building officially opened on 23 March 2023.{{Cite news |date=March 20, 2023 |title=３月２３日　新旅客ターミナルビルオープン！ |trans-title="March 23, New passenger terminal will open!"|website=阿蘇くまもと空港 |url=https://www.kumamoto-airport.co.jp/info/terminal-building-new-open/ |access-date=November 7, 2023}}

Airlines and destinations

{{Airport-dest-list

| All Nippon Airways | Osaka–Itami, Tokyo–Haneda

| Amakusa Airlines | Amakusa, Osaka–Itami

| ANA Wings | Naha, Osaka–Itami

| Asiana Airlines | Seoul–Incheon{{cite web |title=Asiana Airlines Expands Kyushu Service in NW24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240902-oznw24jp |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=2 September 2024}}

| China Airlines | Kaohsiung,{{cite web|title=China Airlines Resumes Kaohsiung – Kumamoto in 1Q25|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241129-ci1q25khhkmj}} Taipei–Taoyuan{{cite web |title=China Airlines Schedules Taipei – Kumamoto Service in 2H23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230616-cisep23kmj |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=16 June 2023}}

| Eastar Jet | Busan{{cite web |title=EastarJet Schedules New Busan – Japan Routes in late-Dec 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240920-zedec24pus |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=20 September 2024}}

| Fuji Dream Airlines | Nagoya–Komaki

| Hong Kong Airlines | Hong Kong{{cite web |title=Hong Kong Airlines Resumes Kumamoto Service From Dec 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230929-hxdec23kmj |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=29 September 2023}}

| Ibex Airlines | Nagoya–Centrair

| J-Air | Osaka–Itami

| Japan Airlines | Tokyo–Haneda

| Jetstar Japan | Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita

| Korean Air | Seoul–Incheon{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241016-kenw24kmj|title=Korean Air Resumes Kumamoto Service in NW24|last=Liu|first=Jim|date=16 October 2024|website=AeroRoutes}}

| Solaseed Air | Tokyo–Haneda

| Starlux Airlines | Taipei–Taoyuan{{cite web |title=Starlux Airlines Plans Taipei – Kumamoto Launch in Sep 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230529-jxsep23kmj |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=29 May 2023}}

| T'way Air | Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon{{cn|date=January 2025}}

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Statistics

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20081206200321/http://www.kmj-ab.co.jp/eng/index.html Kumamoto Airport] {{in lang|en}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060823063309/http://www.kmj-ab.co.jp/ Kumamoto Airport] {{in lang|ja}}

Category:Airports in Kyushu

Category:Transport buildings and structures in Kumamoto Prefecture

Category:Airports established in 1960

Category:1960 establishments in Japan