Kumamoto Airport

 ( Airports In Kyushu ) 

Kumamoto Kūkō , also known as Aso Kumamoto Kūkō, is an airport in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

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History The first Kumamoto Airport opened in 1960 on the site of a former Imperial Japanese Army air base and had a 1,200 m runway. It was replaced by the current Kumamoto Airport in 1971. The new airport's originally had a 2,500 m runway which allow jet aircraft to operate there unlike the previous airport. The runway was later extended to 3,000 m in 1980.

Kumamoto was one of three nationally owned airports to turn a profit in fiscal year 2011 (along with New Chitose Airport and Komatsu Airport). In 2013, the government passed legislation aimed at eventually allowing the sale of an operating concession at the airport.

China Airlines charter service to Kaohsiung was announced in 2014 in order to cater to packaged tours from Taiwan.

In March 2018, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism decided to outsource the operation to a private company from April 2020 in order to accelerate the recovery from the Kumamoto earthquakes and to promote utilization and improve services by making use of private sector know-how. The operator is Kumamoto International Airport Co., Ltd., which is funded by a consortium of 11 companies led by Mitsui Fudosan.

Following the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, which severely damaged the airport, Kumamoto International Airport Co., Ltd. began developing a new terminal building which was planned to withstand strong earthquakes. It was also made to integrates both domestic and international flights. The new terminal building officially opened on 23 March 2023.

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External links

• Kumamoto Airport
• Kumamoto Airport

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