RJFK
Kagoshima Airport
IFR
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Name
Kagoshima Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
RJFK / KOJ / RJFK
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
10:07 am (JST)
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Municipality
Kagoshima
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Coordinates
31° 48′ 12″ N 130° 43′ 8″ E
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Elevation
891 ft (272 m MSL)
About Kagoshima Airport
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.