Kōchi Airport

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Kōchi Airport
高知空港
IATA: KCZICAO: RJOK
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Japan
Operator Kōchi Airport
Location Nankoku, Kōchi, Japan
Elevation AMSL 29 ft / 9 m
Coordinates 33°32′46″N 133°40′10″E / 33.54611°N 133.66944°E / 33.54611; 133.66944Coordinates: 33°32′46″N 133°40′10″E / 33.54611°N 133.66944°E / 33.54611; 133.66944
Website www.kochiap.co.jp
Map
RJOK

Location in Japan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,500 8,202 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 1,336,374
Cargo (metric tonnes) 3,525
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]
Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau [2]

Kōchi Airport (高知空港) (IATA: KCZ, ICAO: RJOK), also known as Kōchi Ryōma Airport (高知龍馬空港), is a regional airport in Nankoku, a city in Kōchi Prefecture of Japan. It is located on the southeastern coast, 7 NM (13 km; 8.1 mi) east[1] of the city of Kōchi.

The 120 ha (297 acres) airport has a single runway handling small to medium size aircraft. The 10,900 m2 (117,327 sq ft) two storey terminal building is located to the north side of the runway. The arrivals level is on the first floor and departures on the second. There are 14 retail stores in the small terminal building. There is an observation deck on the third floor of the building. Transportation from the airport is by car, taxi or bus.

History

Kōchi Airport was originally built in 1944 as Kōchi Airfield for the Imperial Japanese Navy and from 1945 to 1952 the airport was under command of US forces. The airfield became a civilian airport in 1952 and first flights started operating in 1954.

The runway was expanded in 1960 and 1980 and later to 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) to handle larger aircraft.

In November 2003 it became the first airport in Japan to be nicknamed after a person: Bakumatsu period leader Sakamoto Ryōma.[3]

Facts

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
All Nippon Airways Osaka-Itami, Tokyo-Haneda
All Nippon Airways operated by ANA Wings Osaka-Itami
Far Eastern Air Transport Seasonal Charter: Taipei-Taoyuan[4]
Fuji Dream Airlines Fukuoka, Nagoya-Komaki
Japan Airlines Fukuoka, Tokyo-Haneda

Incidents and accidents

All Nippon Airways Flight 1603 plane makes a belly landing at Kōchi Airport on 13 March 2007 after the front landing gear fails to deploy.

On 13 March 2007, All Nippon Airways Flight 1603, a Bombardier Dash 8, bound from Osaka to Kōchi, landed safely at the Kōchi Airport after the front wheel of the plane failed to deploy. As a result, ANA's fleet of thirteen Bombardier DHC-8 aircraft were grounded for emergency inspections.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 AIS Japan
  2. "Kochi Airport Statistics" (PDF) (Press release). Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. "Japan's Kochi airport named after samurai with six-shooter", ThingsAsian.com, 2003-11-16.
  4. FAT opens charter to Kochi, Shonai and Kitakyushu
  5. Japanese airline grounds Bombardier fleet after plane makes emergency landing - All News Radio online - Obtained March 14, 2007.
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