Amakusa Airfield

Amakusa Airfield is an airport northwest of Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan, on the Amakusa Islands in Japan. Locals often refer to it as Amakusa Airport. It is on the northern side of the Amakusa Islands, northwest of Amakusa city. It is used by only one airline, Amakusa Airlines, which is based there.

History

On September 6, 1982, the governor of Kumamoto Prefecture announced plans for a small airport during a regular press conference. On December 26, 1990, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport approved the construction of the airfield. Construction began in 1992. The first plane that landed at this airport was a DHC-8 of Amakusa Airlines on November 19, 1999. The airfield was opened for public use on March 23, 2000.
In the spring of 2000, it had round trips between Amakusa Islands and Kumamoto twice a day. Starting from December 1, 2005, the operating time was extended from to. It now has three round trips between Amakusa Airfield and Fukuoka Airport and one round trip between Amakusa Airfield and Kumamoto Airport per day while using the same aircraft. Since this airfield is served only by Amakusa Airlines and this airline only has one aircraft, the ATR 72 is the only regularly scheduled aircraft that uses this airfield.

Landings are made using VOR/DME approach on runway 13/31. The airport has a single runway, 13/31, which is and is constructed of asphalt concrete. The lighting systems on runway 13/31 are High Intensity Runway Lights, Runway End Identification Lights, and Precision Approach Path Indicator.

Kyushu Sanko Bus operate bus routes from airport to Amakusa city.

The airport is connected by Kumamoto Prefecture Amakusa Highway No.334 and Itsuwa Road No.47.