Satsuma Iōjima Airport Explained

Mishimamura Satsuma Iōjima Airport
Nativename-A:三島村薩摩硫黄島飛行場
Image Alt:Aerial view of the airport
Type:Private
City-Served:Iōjima
Location:Mishima, Kagoshima
Timezone:Japan Standard Time
Elevation-M:103
Pushpin Map:Japan Kagoshima Prefecture#Japan
Pushpin Label:Satsuma Iōjima Airport
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-M:600
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Metric-Rwy:y

is a private airfield located on Iōjima, an island within Mishima, Kagoshima, Japan.

History

The airfield was built in 1973 by the Yamaha Corporation as a way to transport customers to its resort on the island.[1] The resort closed in 1982, and the airfield was transferred to the Mishima town government in 1994.

New Japan Aviation operates the only passenger service at this airport. The flight to Kagoshima are flown on Mondays and Wednesdays if enough passengers fly, and citizens of Iōjima are eligible for a discount.[2] The flight takes 50 minutes and are flown with a Cessna 172.[3]

Between 1972 and 1983, Nippon Naigai Airways operated flights to Kagoshima and Yakushima. Towa Airlines also operated flights to Makurazaki Airport.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 露天風呂 . 1982 . 保育社 . 4586505753 .
  2. Web site: 鹿児島薩摩硫黄島運航開始 . New Japan Aviation . 9 May 2019.
  3. Web site: 航空機運行 週2往復に増便しました!鹿児島空港⇔薩摩硫黄島 . Mishima Town Government . 9 May 2019.
  4. Web site: 航空事故調査報告書 . Japan Transport Safety Board . 9 May 2019.
  5. Web site: 薩摩硫黄島飛行場:小型機オーバーラン、横転…けが人なし . 毎日新聞 . 9 May 2019.