AirportsAmakusa Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Amakusa, in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AXJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AXJ
- ICAO code
- RJDA
- City
- Amakusa
- State or region
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.4825° N, 130.1590° E
- Elevation
- 104 m (340 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,000 m (3,281 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AXJ means Amakusa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJDA. 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 32.4825° N, 130.1590° E. It stands 104 metres (340 feet) above sea level.
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
Amakusa Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,000 metres (3,281 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 82.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,000 m 3,281 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nagasaki AirportNagasaki | NGS | 53 km |
| Kyushu Saga International AirportSaga | HSG | 75 km |
| Kumamoto AirportKumamoto | KMJ | 76 km |
| Kagoshima AirportKagoshima | KOJ | 92 km |
| Fukuoka AirportFukuoka | FUK | 126 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,050 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,857 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,181 km | 9 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,510 km | 11 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,521 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,726 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,413 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 950 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,707 km | 9 h 45 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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