Tsushima Airport
Tsushima Airport (対馬空港) (IATA: TSJ, ICAO: RJDT) is an airport located 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast[2] Tsushima, a city in the Nagasaki Prefecture of Japan.
Aerial photo of Tsushima airport
Tsushima Airport 対馬空港 | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Nagasaki Prefecture (airfield); Tsushima Airport Terminal Building Co., Ltd. (terminal) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tsushima, Japan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 207 ft / 63 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°17′06″N 129°19′50″E | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] | |||||||||||
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| All Nippon Airways operated by ANA Wings | Fukuoka |
| Oriental Air Bridge | Fukuoka,[3] Nagasaki |
History
The airport opened in 1975 on a site created by leveling a small mountain.[4]
In 2003, a small propeller training aircraft used by Sojo University crashed on approach to Tsushima, killing three occupants.[5]
Scheduled flights to and from the airport use Boeing 737 and Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft.[6] The airport has also been served by Korea Express Air turboprop service from Seoul Gimpo and Daegu.[7]
References
- "Tsushima Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- AIS Japan Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/289034/oriental-air-bridge-s20-service-changes/
- "大阪航空局_大阪航空局のご案内_管内空港の現況と出先機関_対馬空港". ocab.mlit.go.jp. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- "航空トラブル：小型機胴体着陸 けが人なし 長崎空港、大学の訓練用 - 毎日新聞". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- "機材 | 対馬空港ターミナルビル株式会社". tsushima-airport.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- "Tsushima: Pinnacle for Cycling". koreatimes. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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