Komatsu Airport

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Coordinates: 36°23′40″N 136°24′23″E / 36.39444, 136.40639

Komatsu Airport
小松飛行場
Komatsu Hikōjō

IATA: KMQ – ICAO: RJNK
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Operator Ishikawa Prefecture / JASDF
Location Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan
Elevation AMSL 36 ft / 11 m
Website www.pref.ishikawa.jp/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,700 8,858 Paved
06T/24T (closed) 2,700 8,858 Paved

Komatsu Airport (小松飛行場 Komatsu Hikōjō?) (IATA: KMQ, ICAO: RJNK) is an airport located in the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It serves the southern Ishikawa Prefecture including the capital Kanazawa (which has its IATA city code QKW), and the northern Fukui Prefecture including the capital Fukui.

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[edit] Overview

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu Base shares its runways with civil aviation. Its taxiways are on both sides of the runway. The inland-side taxiway is used by the JASDF and the sea-side one is used by the civil terminal. The airport is served by Boeing 747-sized airliners and is the largest airport in the Hokuriku region. It is equipped with an ILS, allowing fewer cancellation of services during the snowy winter months.

Its runway surface has been completed strengthening upgrades to enable non-stop freighter flights to and from Europe and North America in late 2006.

[edit] Passenger Facilities

  • Domestic Terminal Building
  • International Terminal Building
Operated by Hokuriku Air Terminal Building K.K.

[edit] Cargo Facilities

  • HIACT (Hokuriku International Air Cargo Terminal)
    • International Cargo Building 1
    • International Cargo Building 2
  • Domestic Cargo Building

[edit] Other Facilities

  • Komatsu Airport Office, Ōsaka Air Transportation Bureau.
  • Komatsu Office, Air Transportation Security Association.
  • Fire and Disaster Mitigation Office, Ishikawa Prefectural Government.
    • Equipped with Bell 412EP fire and disaster mitigation helicopter "Hakusan".
  • Komatsu Operations Office, Nakanihon Air Service
    • A helicopter is based here.

[edit] Japan Air Self-Defence Force Komatsu Base

Komatsu Airbase (小松基地, Komatsu Kichi) is an airbase of Japan Self-Defense Force opened in February 1961.

The "Airspace G" is a large training airspace over the Sea of Japan to the north of the base.

In the Kōkū-sai (Air Festival) held every September features demo flights by fighters and rescuers based in Komatsu as well as the Blue Impulse acrobat flight team.

It often hosts technical competitions of the JASDF.

[edit] History

  • 1943 Construction begins as the airport for the Japanese Imperial Navy Maizuru headquarters.
  • 1944 Construction complete. with east-west 1500 m and north-south 1700 m.
  • November 1945　Annexed by United States of America and became an auxially radar base.
  • 1955 Non-scheduled routes serving to Osaka by Nippon Helicopter Yuso (current All Nippon Airways).
  • February 1958 Returned from the United States.
  • 1960 The runway was extended to 2400 m. Designated as a shared airport for defense and civil.
  • February 1961 JASDF Komatsu Base was opened.
  • 1962 Scheduled civil service began.
  • 1964 The runway was extended to 2700 m to introduce F-104J.
  • 1973 Jet service began with Boeing 737s.
  • 1979 International scheduled service to Seoul began.
  • 1980 B747s were introduced to Tokyo
  • 1981 The new domestic terminal complete.
  • 1984 The new international terminal complete.
  • 1994 HIACT（International Cargo Building）complete. Designated as a Free Access Zone.
  • 1994 Cargolux began international scheduled freight service between Luxembourg.
  • 2002 The new HIACT termial complete.
  • 2004 The new control tower began operations.
  • 2005 The temporary runway began operation.
  • 2006 Upgrading of the permanent runway complete.[1] Operations switched to the permanent runway.
  • 2007 USAF F-15C, C-17 came for JASDF joint training.
  • 2007 A new domestic cargo building opens.

[edit] Statistics

Year Total Passengers [2]
2000 2,587,941
2001 2,590,333
2002 2,645,038
2003 2,599,706
2004 2,495,837

[edit] Acceptance of training United States Air Force

In July 2006, The mayor of Komatsu city told the chief of Japan Defense Agency (now the Minister of Defense) the city would accept training of the USAF aircraft. The neighbouring municipalities also officially announced the acceptance. USAF aircrafts came on 16 May 2007 for a joint training with the JASDF.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Domestic

[edit] International

[edit] Cargo

  • Cargolux operates scheduled B747-400F flights between Luxemburg with some stops from New Chitose, Hong Kong, Taipei, Fairbanks, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

[edit] Access

  • Kanazawa: 30 minutes by car. Scheduled buses are available.
  • Kanazawa Station: 40 minutes by bus.
  • Komatsu Station: 15 minutes by bus.
  • Kaga-onsen Station: 25 minutes by bus, stopping at Katayamatsu onsen.
  • Fukui, Fukui: 45 minutes by car.
    • Katayamatsu Interchange of Hokuriku Expressway.
  • JR Fukui Station: 60 minutes by bus.

[edit] References

  1. ^ ja:小松飛行場 . Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia (Japanese) 2008-02-28T19:19:06
  2. ^ Data of Komatsu Airport

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