Yakushima Airport

Yakushima Airport (屋久島空港, Yakushima Kūkō) (IATA: KUM, ICAO: RJFC) is an airport located on the island of Yakushima in Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It lies by the coast, between the towns of Anbō and Miyanoura.

Yakushima Airport 屋久島空港 Yakushima Kūkō
IATA: KUM ICAO: RJFC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Kagoshima Prefecture
Serves	Yakushima, Japan
Location	Yakushima
Elevation AMSL	37 m / 122 ft
Coordinates	30°23′08″N 130°39′33″E
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 164,980 Cargo (metric tonnes) 135 Aircraft movement 4,752
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

Aerial view near Yakushima Airport (1977)

History

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. The runway was hardened in 2004 so as to allow DHC-8-400 aircraft to operate.^[2]

A further extension to 2000m has been approved, which will allow jet aircraft to operate.^[3] The master plan and environmental assessment for the extension are to be prepared in 2023.^[4] Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced in April 2024 that it had adopted the project to extend the runway to 2,000m starting this fiscal year.

Facilities

The airport has a single terminal building with apron parking for two propeller aircraft. It is operational from 8:30 to 19:30 daily.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Japan Air Commuter	Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Osaka–Itami

See also

• List of airports in Japan

References

1. "Yakushima Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
2. "屋久島空港". 鹿児島県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
3. "屋久島空港の滑走路延伸へ　知事方針　ジェット機就航可能に : 地域 : 読売新聞オンライン". www.yomiuri.co.jp. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019.
4. "屋久島空港 ジェット機就航へ滑走路延伸 1500から2000メートルに 鹿児島県、23年度に基本設計へ（南日本新聞）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 February 2023.

External links

• Yakushima Airport Guide Japan Airlines

• Aviation portal