Fukuoka Airport
| Fukuoka Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | RJFF |
| IATA code | FUK |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 10 m (33 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Local transport | Fukuoka Airport Subway Line |
| Basic data | |
| opening | February 1944 |
| operator | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| surface | 353 ha |
| Terminals | 4th |
| Passengers | 18,212,705 (2017) |
| Air freight | 292,281 t (2006) |
| Flight movements |
178,188 (2017) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 16/34 | 2800 m × 60 m asphalt |
The Fukuoka Airport ( Jap. 福岡空港 , Fukuoka Kuko ) is a national and international airport in Fukuoka in southern japan on the island of Kyushu . Fukuoka Airport is a 2nd class airport according to Japanese law .
development
The airfield was inaugurated in February 1944 and is operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism . It is currently running at full capacity, so an expansion by building a second runway was approved in January 2015. Air traffic rests between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. to protect against noise .
The airport is conveniently located for residents of Fukuoka in the Hakata-ku district to the southeast of the city center. It is connected to the rest of the city by subway and road, and a subway ride to the city's business district takes less than ten minutes. But this urban location also raises concerns about the safety of local residents.
Accidents and Safety Concerns
- There is only one runway, only 2800 m long, which was originally designed for fan guns. 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 13. July 1996 an accident when a DC-10 of Garuda Indonesia still crashed at startup on the airfield, killed in the three passengers and 18 others were seriously injured (see Garuda Indonesia Flight 865 ) .
- On 21st August 2005 metal fragments fell on a residential area in Fukuoka when a plane of JALways with target in Honolulu this lost after an engine caught fire shortly after takeoff. A boy and a man were injured by the fragments. The plane had to drain its fuel and land again. Fukuoka Governor Wataru Asō , touring the rubble on the school playground, expressed deep concern.
Alternative locations for the airport
Fukuoka has ambitions to become a hub for the economy and travel in East Asia . Because of the lack of expansion space, the city has therefore considered moving the airfield either further inland or to an artificial island . Due to the expected problems and costs, the decision was made to expand the existing airport further.
Both a new airfield location in the sea off Shingu and in the coastal area of Gan-no-su (where there was a landing field as early as 1940) are criticized by environmentalists.
There were also discussions about whether a new airport was needed at all
- the cost
- of environmental problems
- of the new nearby New Kitakyushu Airport , which opened on March 16, 2006 and allows 21 hours of flight operations
- Saga Airport, which is also underutilized
Improved use of the three airports in the region was originally intended to provide a sufficient solution, but this is no longer sufficient due to the increased and rapidly growing volume of traffic in the region.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (English)
- ↑ a b Over 23 million people! Fukuoka is proud of this gateway to the skies! Fukuoka Facts , accessed April 9, 2019 .
- ↑ ACI ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://en.airportnews.jp/headline/310/
Web links
- Fukuoka Airport Homepage (English)