Kagoshima Airport
Kagoshima Airport 鹿児島空港 Kagoshima Kūkō | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield) Kagoshima Airport Building Co., Ltd. (terminal) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kagoshima | ||||||||||
| Location | Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture | ||||||||||
| Operating base for | Japan Air Commuter Skymark Airlines | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 892 ft / 272 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°48′12″N 130°43′01″E / 31.80333°N 130.71694°E | ||||||||||
| Website | http://koj-ab.co.jp/en/ | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |||||||||||
Kagoshima Airport (鹿児島空港, Kagoshima Kūkō) (IATA: KOJ, ICAO: RJFK) is an international airport located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, 29.6 km (18.4 mi) northeast of Kagoshima-Chūō Station in Kagoshima City. It is the second-busiest airport in Kyushu after Fukuoka Airport, serving 6.1 million passengers in 2018.
The airport covers 187.7 hectares (464 acres) and has one 3000m runway.
Japan Air Commuter, a regional affiliate of Japan Airlines, and New Japan Aviation have their headquarters at the airport.
Kagoshima Airport serves as the gateway to the Satsunan Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture. As a result, the route between Tokyo Haneda Airport and Kagoshima Airport is the fifth busiest route in Japan. It was ranked seventh in the world in Skytrax’s World's Best Domestic Airports 2024.