Yakushima Airport

Yakushima Airport
屋久島空港
Yakushima Kūkō
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Yakushima, Japan
Location Yakushima
Elevation AMSL 37 m / 122 ft
Coordinates 30°23′08″N 130°39′33″E / 30.38556°N 130.65917°E / 30.38556; 130.65917Coordinates: 30°23′08″N 130°39′33″E / 30.38556°N 130.65917°E / 30.38556; 130.65917
Map
RJFC

Location in Japan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 177,559
Cargo (metric tonnes) 134
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]
Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau [2]

Yakushima Airport (屋久島空港 Yakushima Kūkō) (IATA: KUM, ICAO: RJFC) is located on the island of Yakushima, in Yakushima Town, Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Japan Airlines operated by Japan Air Commuter Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Osaka-Itami

References

  1. ↑ AIS Japan
  2. ↑ "Yakushima Airport Statistics" (PDF) (Press release). Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2016.


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