AirportsKagoshima Airport is a large airport serving Kagoshima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KOJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KOJ
- ICAO code
- RJFK
- City
- Kagoshima
- State or region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 31.8034° N, 130.7190° E
- Elevation
- 276 m (906 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,999 m (9,840 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KOJ means Kagoshima Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJFK. 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 31.8034° N, 130.7190° E. It stands 276 metres (906 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
Kagoshima 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 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Miyazaki AirportMiyazaki | KMI | 69 km |
| Amakusa AirportAmakusa | AXJ | 92 km |
| Kumamoto AirportKumamoto | KMJ | 116 km |
| New Tanegashima AirportTanegashima | TNE | 136 km |
| Nagasaki AirportNagasaki | NGS | 145 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,115 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,910 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,251 km | 9 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,601 km | 12 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,575 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,733 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,396 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 936 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,618 km | 9 h 40 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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