Kagoshima Airport

Kagoshima Airport
鹿児島空港
Kagoshima Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield)
Kagoshima Airport Building Co., Ltd. (terminal)
ServesKagoshima
LocationKirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Opened1972 (1972)
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL892 ft / 272 m
Coordinates31°48′12″N 130°43′01″E / 31.80333°N 130.71694°E / 31.80333; 130.71694
Websitewww.koj-ab.co.jp/en
Map
KOJ/RJFK
Location in Japan
KOJ/RJFK
KOJ/RJFK (Japan)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,000 9,843 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers5,220,710
Cargo (metric tonnes)30,402
Aircraft movement66,645
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

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[2] 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.[3]

Japan Air Commuter, a regional affiliate of Japan Airlines, and New Japan Aviation have their headquarters at the airport.[4]

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.

Overview

The airport is located 30km northeast of Kagoshima City. Although access by train is poor, access via expressway is good because it is close to the E3 Kyushu Expressway Mizobe Kagoshima Airport Interchange.

History

The airport opened in 1972, replacing a former Imperial Japanese Navy airfield in the Kamoike area near the city center, which had served as the city's main airport since 1957.[5] The site of the former airport was re-developed as a "new town" with office buildings and high-density housing projects, and is now the site of the Kagoshima Prefecture government office, among other buildings.[6]

The airport's runway had an initial length of 2,500 m, which was extended to 3,000 m in 1980. An international terminal opened in 1982, and a cargo terminal opened in 1987.[5]

Air Niugini, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines and Nauru Airlines provided international service to Kagoshima from the 1970s to the 1980s, and JAL operated a route to Singapore via Hong Kong and Bangkok during the 1980s. Kagoshima served as the destination of the final scheduled NAMC YS-11 flight in 2006.[7]

Facilities

Kagoshima's domestic terminal has nine gates. ANA and JAL both operate lounges in the terminal.[8] The international terminal has a single gate.[9]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
All Nippon Airways Osaka–Itami, Tokyo–Haneda
ANA Wings Osaka–Itami
China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan[10][11]
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong[12][13]
Eastar Jet Seoul–Incheon[14]
Fuji Dream Airlines Shizuoka
Ibex Airlines Nagoya–Centrair[15]
J-Air Amami Ōshima, Osaka–Itami, Tokunoshima
Japan Air Commuter Amami Ōshima, Fukuoka, Kikai, Matsuyama, Okinoerabu, Tanegashima, Yakushima, Yoron
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Haneda
Jeju Air Seoul–Incheon[16]
Charter: Busan[17]
Jetstar Japan Nagoya–Centrair, Tokyo–Narita
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon[18][19]
Peach Osaka–Kansai
Skymark Airlines Amami Ōshima, Kobe, Nagoya–Centrair, Tokyo–Haneda
Solaseed Air Nagoya–Centrair, Naha, Tokyo–Haneda
T'way Air Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon

Statistics

PassengersYear2,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,0006,000,0007,000,000200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic

References

  1. ^ "Kagoshima Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ AIS Japan Archived 17 May 2016 at the Portuguese Web Archive
  3. ^ "About Kagoshima Airport". airport-technology.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ^ 会社概要. Japan Air Commuter. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b "鹿児島空港". Osaka Civil Aviation Bureau. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  6. ^ "昭和39年 空撮タイムマシン 鴨池空港（鹿児島市）". Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  7. ^ "History of Kagoshima Airport" (PDF). Sora Stage. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Domestic Terminal". Kagoshima Airport. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  9. ^ "International Terminal". Kagoshima Airport. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Taipei, Chinese Taipei TPE". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1253–1255. August 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  11. ^ "CHINA AIRLINES SCHEDULES KAGOSHIMA FLIGHTS IN JUNE 2023". aerorutes. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  12. ^ "暑期多航司复飞增班减负，折扣、优惠、万年不断！". Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  13. ^ "China Eastern resumes Shanghai - Kagoshima service in mid-July 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  14. ^ Liu, Jim (16 September 2025). "EastarJet Resumes Seoul – Kagoshima Service in NW25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  15. ^ Liu, Jim. "IBEX Airlines W20 operation changes". Routesonline. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Jeju Air Resumes Kagoshima Service in Sep 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Charter flights from Busan to Kagoshima". blog.naver.com. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Seoul, Korea Republic Of SEL". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1186–1190. August 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  19. ^ "Korean Air Resumes 3 Japanese Routes in NW23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

Media related to Kagoshima Airport at Wikimedia Commons

  • Airport website
  • "Current weather for RJFK". NOAA/NWS.
  • Accident history for KOJ at Aviation Safety Network
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