AirportsTokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base is a large airport serving Tokushima, in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TKS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TKS
- ICAO code
- RJOS
- City
- Tokushima
- State or region
- Tokushima Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 34.1326° N, 134.6078° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,999 m (6,560 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TKS means Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJOS. 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 34.1326° N, 134.6078° E. It stands 8 metres (26 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Minato, about 51 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
Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base 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 61.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takamatsu AirportTakamatsu | TAK | 55 km |
| Kansai International AirportOsaka | KIX | 67 km |
| Kobe AirportKobe | UKB | 79 km |
| Nanki Shirahama AirportShirahama | SHM | 87 km |
| Okayama Momotaro AirportOkayama | OKJ | 98 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,426 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,268 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,530 km | 9 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,536 km | 12 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,207 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,288 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,837 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 498 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,765 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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