Fukuoka Airport

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The Fukuoka airport (Japanese福冈 空港, Fukuoka Kuko ) is a national and international airport in Fukuoka in southern Japan on the island of Kyūshū. The Fukuoka airport is considered by the Japanese legislation as second class airport. The airfield was opened in February 1944 and is operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. He is currently at full capacity and can not be extended. Air traffic rests on noise 22-7 clock.

The airport is easily accessible in the district of Hakata -ku to the southeast of the city center for the residents of Fukuoka. It is connected with the rest of the city by subway and street and a subway ride to the city's business district takes less than 10 minutes. But this city location also raises concerns about the safety of local residents.

Accidents and safety concerns

  • There is only one start and runway of only 2800 m in length, which was originally designed for propeller aircraft. The airport is surrounded by residential areas and the approach path is similar to that of the infamous runway 13 at the old Hong Kong airport, Kai Tak.
  • At the airport there was on July 13, 1996, accident when a DC-10 Garuda Indonesia at the start still crashed on the airfield, killing 3 passengers and 18 others were seriously injured. The pilot had apparently been reluctant to give full throttle.
  • On August 21, 2005 fell on a residential metal fragments in Fukuoka when a plane of JALways with target in Honolulu this lost after an engine caught fire shortly after takeoff. This clearly shows the dangers of an airport in a densely built-up urban area. A boy and a man were injured by the fragments. The aircraft had to drain the fuel and land again. The Governor of Fukuoka, Wataru Aso visited the school playground, in the falling debris and expressed deep concern.

Alternative locations for the airport

Fukuoka harbors ambitions to become a hub for business and tourist trade in East Asia. The city has therefore hired because of the lack of space for expansion considerations, continue to move the airfield either inland or on an artificial island.

Both a new airfield location in the sea off Shingu and in the coastal area of ​​Gan -no- su ( where there was in 1940 a landing field) are criticized by environmentalists.

Also, there is debate as to whether a new airport is needed at all, given

  • Costs,
  • Environmental problems
  • New nearby New Kitakyushu Airport, which opened on 16 March 2006 and 21 hours of flight operation allowed.
  • Which is also underutilized airport Saga

A judicious use of the three airports in the region should currently allow a sufficient solution.

Airlines and destinations

Home

  • Air Nippon ( Gotō - Fukue, Fukushima, Ishigaki, Komatsu, Niigata, Sendai, Toyama, Tsushima )
  • All Nippon Airways ( Nagoya, Okinawa, Osaka International Airport, Kansai International Airport, Sapporo, Tokyo International Airport, Narita International Airport )
  • Amakusa Airlines ( Amakusa )
  • J- Air ( Izumo )
  • Japan Air Commuter ( Izumo, Kagoshima, Kochi, Takamatsu, Tokushima )
  • Japan Airlines ( Nagoya, Okinawa, Osaka International Airport, Kansai International Airport, Tokyo International Airport, Narita International Airport )
  • Japan Air System ( Aomori, Hanamaki, Kagoshima, Matsumoto, Matsuyama, Miyazaki, Niigata, Sapporo, Sendai )
  • Japan Transocean Air ( Okinawa )
  • Oriental Air Bridge ( Gotō - Fukue, Kamigoto, Ojika )
  • Skymark Airlines ( Tokyo International Airport )

International flights

International Civil Aviation Organization airport code IATA-Code Fixed-base operator Hectare Airport terminal Saga Airport Ishigaki, Okinawa Komatsu (Ishikawa) Toyama, Toyama Tsushima (Nagasaki) J-Air Izumo (Shimane) Takamatsu, Kagawa Tokushima, Tokushima Aomori, Aomori Hanamaki, Iwate Matsumoto, Nagano Jeju City
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