Kumamoto Airport
Kumamoto Airport
Kumamoto Airport (????, Kumamoto K?k?) (IATA: KMJ, ICAO: RJFT), also known as Aso Kumamoto Airport (????????, Aso Kumamoto K?k?), is an international airport in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Location
32.837°N, 130.855°E · 196 m s. n. m. (642 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 7
Tower
Ground
ATIS (automatic information)
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
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 originally had a 2,500 m runway which allowed 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 package 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.
Airlines operating here · 14
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Kumamoto Airport (KMJ). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KMJ
MLA
“Kumamoto Airport (KMJ).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KMJ. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Kumamoto Airport (KMJ).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KMJ.
Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Kumamoto Airport (KMJ). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KMJ (Accessed: 17 October 2026).
BibTeX
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title = {{Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
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date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KMJ}},
urldate = {2026-10-17},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}Wikipedia
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