AirportsAmami Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Amami, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ASJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ASJ
- ICAO code
- RJKA
- City
- Amami
- State or region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 28.4306° N, 129.7130° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (27 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,999 m (6,560 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ASJ means Amami Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJKA. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.4306° N, 129.7130° E. It stands 8 metres (27 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Amami, about 22 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Amami Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,999 metres (6,560 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 54.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,999 m 6,560 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kikai AirportKikai | KKX | 24 km |
| Tokunoshima AirportAmagi | TKN | 105 km |
| Okinoerabu AirportWadomari | OKE | 149 km |
| Yoron AirportYoron | RNJ | 201 km |
| Yakushima AirportYakushima | KUM | 236 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,098 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,826 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,262 km | 9 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,886 km | 12 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,962 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,046 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,065 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,235 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,295 km | 9 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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