Tokunoshima Airport

Tokunoshima Airport (徳之島空港, Tokunoshima Kūkō) (IATA: TKN, ICAO: RJKN) is an airport on the island of Tokunoshima, located in the town of Amagi, Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan.

Tokunoshima Airport

徳之島空港

Tokunoshima Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesTokunoshima
Amagi, Kagoshima, Japan
Elevation AMSL8 ft / 2 m
Coordinates27°50′11″N 128°52′53″E
Map
RJKN
Location in Japan
RJKN
RJKN (Japan)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers168,532
Cargo (metric tonnes)211
Aircraft movement5,083

History

Tokunoshima Airport was opened on 23 February 1962 as a private venture by Toa Domestic Airlines with a 1080-meter runway. The airport was turned over to Kagoshima Prefecture on 24 October 1970, and was designed a 3rd class airport by the Japanese government on 27 February 1973. The runway was extended to 1200 meters on 1 June 1973, and to 2000 meters on 1 June 1980, becoming the first amongst Kagoshima’s offshore airports to be capable of handling jet aircraft operations.

In 2010, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama offered the use of Tokunoshima to the United States as a relocation site for Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, leading to widespread protests.[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Japan Airlines
operated by J-Air
Kagoshima
Japan Airlines
operated by Japan Air Commuter
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References

  1. "Tokunoshima Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. 南日本新聞・特集「米軍移転計画」 (Japanese)
  • Yeo, Andrew. Activists, Alliances, and Anti-U.S. Base Protests. Cambridge University Press. (2011) ISBN 1107002478
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