Nagasaki Airport

Nagasaki Airport 長崎空港 Nagasaki Kūkō
IATA: NGS – ICAO: RJFU
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Operator		Civil Aviation Bureau
Serves		Nagasaki, Japan
Location		Ōmura, Nagasaki
Elevation AMSL		8 ft / 2 m
Coordinates		32°55′01″N 129°54′49″E / 32.91694°N 129.91361°E / 32.91694; 129.91361Coordinates: 32°55′01″N 129°54′49″E / 32.91694°N 129.91361°E / 32.91694; 129.91361
Map
RJFU Location in Japan
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
14/32	3,000	9,843	Asphalt/Concrete
18/36	1,200	3,937	Asphalt/Concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

Nagasaki Airport (長崎空港, Nagasaki Kūkō^?) (IATA: NGS, ICAO: RJFU) is an international airport located 4 km (2.5 mi) west of the railway station^[1] in the city of Ōmura and 18 km (11 mi) north northeast of the Nagasaki railway station in the city of Nagasaki,^[1] Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

The airport terminal and runway 14/32 are on an island, and the shorter runway 18/36 (now used by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for helicopter flights) is on the mainland.

History

The mainland portion of the airport opened as a military aerodrome in 1923, and commenced civilian joint use as Omura Airport (大村空港) in 1955.

The current island runway and terminal opened on May 1, 1975. Although Nagasaki is superficially similar to Japan's other island airports, Kansai International Airport, Kobe Airport, Kitakyushu Airport, and Chūbu Centrair International Airport, Nagasaki's island existed (in a radically different shape) before the airport was constructed. Constructing the airport required flattening the island's hills and forming landfill around its shore, expanding it from 0.9 to 1.54 km² (0.35 to 0.59 sq mi).

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Ground transportation

Several companies provide scheduled bus service to the airport from Nagasaki, Shimabara, Sasebo, and other surrounding cities. Ferry operators provide service to Togitsu, Nagayo, and the Huis ten Bosch theme park.

References

External links

• Nagasaki Airport
• Nagasaki Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
• Current weather for RJFU at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for NGS at Aviation Safety Network

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