Miyazaki Airport (宮崎空港, Miyazaki Kūkō) (IATA: KMI, ICAO: RJFM), also known as Miyazaki Bougainvillea Airport, is an international airport located 3.2 km (2.0 mi) south southeast[2] of Miyazaki, a city in the Miyazaki Prefecture of Japan. The second floor has the head office of Solaseed Air.[3]
Miyazaki Airport 宮崎空港 Miyazaki Kūkō | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||||||||||
Serves | Miyazaki Prefecture | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°52′38″N 131°26′55″E / 31.87722°N 131.44861°E | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] |
History
editThe 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.[4]
In October 1969, All Nippon Airways Flight 104 overran a runway at Miyazaki Airport by 132 metres. All four crew and 49 passengers survived.[5]
Airlines and destinations
editAccess
editThe airport is connected to various locations by bus and taxi. Also, there is a railway line, the Miyazaki Kūkō Line, which connects the airport with the city center of Miyazaki and northern cities of the prefecture.
References
edit- ^ "Miyazaki Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ AIS Japan Archived 2016-05-17 at the Portuguese Web Archive
- ^ 会社概要. Solaseed Air. Archived from the original on January 26, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
本社 〒 880-0912 宮崎市大字赤江 宮崎空港内(宮崎空港ビル2階)
(). - ^ 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. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ "Asiana Airlines Resumes Miyazaki Service From late-Sep 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Oriental Air Bridge Adds Nagoya and ATR42-600 Service in NS23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Peach schedules new routes from Tokyo in August 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "tigerair Taiwan Schedules 20th Destination in Japan From late-Nov 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
External links
edit- Media related to Miyazaki Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Miyazaki Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
- Current weather for RJFM at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for KMI at Aviation Safety Network