Nagasaki Airport

長崎空港

Nagasaki Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aviation Bureau
ServesNagasaki Prefecture, Japan
LocationŌmura, Nagasaki
Hub forOriental Air Bridge
Elevation AMSL8 ft / 2 m
Coordinates32°55′01″N 129°54′49″E / 32.91694°N 129.91361°E / 32.91694; 129.91361
Websitehttps://nagasaki-airport.jp/
Map
RJFU is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
RJFU
RJFU
Location in Nagasaki Prefecture
RJFU is located in Japan
RJFU
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
Statistics (2022)
Passengers2,573,071
Cargo (metric tonnes)4,143
Aircraft movement15,791

Nagasaki Airport (長崎空港, Nagasaki Kūkō) (IATA: NGS, ICAO: RJFU) is a second-class airport located off the coast of Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The airport was built over an existing island located in the center of Ōmura Bay, with some areas that were reclaimed.

Nagasaki Airport was built to replace the former airport called Omura Airport, which was located on the mainland and had a shorter runway of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft). The former airport was transferred to the Japan Self-Defense Force in 2011, and was renamed into Omura Air Base.

Oriental Air Bridge, a regional airline is based at the airport.[2]

History

Aerial photograph of Nagasaki Airport under construction, the year before it opened (1974). The former airport is located in the top right corner.

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.[3]

The current island runway and terminal opened on May 1, 1975,[4] and became Japan's first full-scale airport built over water.[5] It was also the first airport in the world to be built on the ocean.[4][5][6] Although Nagasaki is superficially similar to Japan's other island airports, Kansai International Airport, Kobe Airport, Kitakyushu Airport, and Chūbu Centrair International Airport, Nagasaki Airport was constructed on Mishima Island (Japanese: 箕島).[4] Constructing the airport required flattening the island's hills and reclaiming land around its shore, expanding it from 0.9 to 1.54 km2 (0.35 to 0.59 sq mi). The island had 66 residents in 13 households, all of whom agreed to relocate so that the new airport could be built.[4]

Nagasaki's first international service, to Shanghai, commenced in September 1979.[4] The main runway was extended from 2,500 m to its current length in 1980.[3]

On September 2, 1990, when the Nagasaki Travel Expo was being held in the city of Nagasaki, an Air France Concorde landed at Nagasaki Airport for the first time. An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 onlookers gathered at the airport, causing severe traffic jams.[7][8]

The mainland portion of the airport was abolished in 2011 and was transferred to the Japan Self-Defense Forces, where it was renamed into Omura Air Base.[3]

Before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hong Kong Express and China Eastern Airlines operated international flights to and from Hong Kong and Shanghai respectively. In February 2020, the two airlines suspended operations, and international flights at the airport temporary ceased to exist. In October 2023, China Eastern Airlines resumed flights between Nagasaki and Shanghai after three years and eight months of absence.[9]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
All Nippon Airways Tokyo–Haneda
ANA Wings Nagoya–Centrair, Osaka–Itami
China Eastern AirlinesShanghai-Pudong[10]
J-Air Osaka–Itami
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Haneda
Jetstar Japan Tokyo–Narita
Oriental Air Bridge Fukue, Iki, Tsushima
Peach Osaka–Kansai
Skymark Airlines Kobe
Solaseed Air Tokyo–Haneda

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at NGS airport. See Wikidata query.
YearTotal passengers [11]
1998 3,090,345
1999 3,056,828
2000 2,958,058
2001 2,846,646
2002 2,853,510
2003 2,834,289
2004 2,637,308

Ground and water transportation

Bus

Limousine bus operated by the Nagasaki Prefectural Bus

Several bus companies connect the airport from the cities of Nagasaki, Isahaya, Sasebo, Shimabara, and their surrounding stations.[12]

Ferry

The airport ferry, which is operated by Yasuda Sangyo Kisen connects the town of Togitsu[13] and the Huis Ten Bosch theme park.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "空港管理状況". Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "会社案内". 27 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "平成27年度航空機騒音調査結果（長崎空港・大村飛行場周辺）" (PDF) (Press release). 長崎県. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Airport Overview". Nagasaki Airport Building Co.,Ltd. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  5. 1 2 "Why Does Asia Have So Many Artificial Island Airports?". Airways Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  6. ↑ "長崎空港　～世界初の海上空港～". 国土交通省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  7. ↑ "大村湾から未来への flight" (PDF) (in Japanese). 大村市. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "【平成の長崎】コンコルド飛来　旅博訪欧親善団乗せ　平成２（１９９０）年". 長崎新聞 (in Japanese). 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  9. ↑ "長崎と上海を結ぶ便が約４年ぶりに再開 空港で記念セレモニー". NHK (in Japanese). 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  10. ↑ "国際線＜長崎-上海＞ 運航再開". 長崎空港.
  11. ↑ "Nagasaki Airport -About Nagasaki airport". Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-02-19.
  12. ↑ "バス". 長崎空港. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  13. ↑ "交通アクセス". 時津町 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  14. ↑ "Access to Huis Ten Bosch". ハウステンボス. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
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