Osaka-Itami Airport
Osaka-Itami Airport |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | RJOO |
| IATA code | ITM |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 15 m (49 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 11 km northwest of Osaka |
| Local transport | Osaka monorail |
| Basic data | |
| opening | January 17, 1939 |
| surface | 311 ha |
| Passengers | 17,050,440 (2006) |
| Air freight | 166,562 t (2006) |
| Flight movements |
65,164 (2006) |
| Runways | |
| 14R / 32L | 3000 m × 61 m concrete |
| 14L / 32R | 1828 m × 46 m asphalt |
The Itami Airport ( Japanese 大阪国際空港 Osaka Kokusai Kuko , German , International Osaka 'airport , English Osaka International Airport ) is a Japanese commercial airport in the region Kinki in Japan . It lies partly in the cities of Ikeda and Toyonaka of Osaka Prefecture and for the most part in the city of Itami , Hyōgo Prefecture . It serves the Kansai metropolitan area with the largest city of Osaka and almost exclusively other national destinations. According to Japanese legislation, Osaka-Itami Airport is classified as a first class airport despite mostly “only” national destinations .
The airport is completely within a built-up area, which is why there are repeated discussions about ceasing flight operations in favor of Kansai Airport . However, it is popular with passengers as it is much closer to downtown Osaka than Kansai Airport.
There are two other airports in the region: Kansai Airport is mainly responsible for international flights and, since 2006, the competitor Kobe Airport has been responsible for national flights . The “Conference on the Renewal of Administration” proposed a merger in order to save costs. While Tōru Hashimoto , the former governor of Osaka, supported a closure to strengthen Kansai Airport, Toshizō Ido , governor of Hyōgo, and the Hyōgo prefectural parliament want to keep Itami Airport.
At the end of 2015, a contract was signed with the airport operator ORIX / VINCI, which will manage both Itami and Kansai airports for 44 years. It serves as the hub for All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines .
Osaka Monorail leaving the airport train station
Osaka Itami control tower and terminal
Incidents
- On June 12, 1961, the starboard landing gear of a Vickers Viscount 744 of All Nippon Airways ( aircraft registration G-APKJ ) broke after a difficult landing at Osaka-Itami Airport. The machine was an economic total loss .
Web links
- Official Website - Japanese
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c ACI ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Osaka, Hyogo step up battle over Itami's fate. In: The Japan Times . March 26, 2010, accessed April 2, 2010 .
- ↑ The concessionaire company formed by ORIX and VINCI Airports has signed the agreement for the concession of Osaka and Kansai International Airports (Japan) | VINCI Airports. Accessed December 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Accident report Viscount 700 G-APKJ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 3, 2019.
