AirportsKumamoto Airport is a large airport serving Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KMJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KMJ
- ICAO code
- RJFT
- City
- Kumamoto
- State or region
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 32.8373° N, 130.8550° E
- Elevation
- 196 m (642 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,999 m (9,840 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KMJ means Kumamoto Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJFT. 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 32.8373° N, 130.8550° E. It stands 196 metres (642 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
Kumamoto Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,999 metres (9,840 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,999 m 9,840 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kyushu Saga International AirportSaga | HSG | 62 km |
| Amakusa AirportAmakusa | AXJ | 76 km |
| Nagasaki AirportNagasaki | NGS | 88 km |
| Fukuoka AirportFukuoka | FUK | 91 km |
| Oita AirportOita | OIT | 109 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,108 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,922 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,234 km | 9 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,506 km | 11 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,462 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,651 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,486 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 875 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,724 km | 9 h 50 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.
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