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Nagasaki Airport

Nagasaki Airport (長崎ながさき空港くうこう, Nagasaki Kūkō) (IATA: NGS, ICAO: RJFU) is an airport located off the coast of Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The airport was the first airport in the world to be built on the ocean, using an existing small island located in the center of Ōmura Bay, with land areas that were fully reclaimed.

Nagasaki Airport

長崎ながさき空港くうこう
Nagasaki Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aviation Bureau
ServesNagasaki Prefecture
LocationŌmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
OpenedMay 1, 1975; 49 years ago (1975-05-01)
Hub forOriental Air Bridge
Elevation AMSL8 ft / 2 m
Coordinates32°55′01″N 129°54′49″E / 32.91694°N 129.91361°E / 32.91694; 129.91361
Websitewww.nagasaki-airport.jp
Map
NGS/RJFU is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
NGS/RJFU
NGS/RJFU
Location in Nagasaki Prefecture
NGS/RJFU is located in Japan
NGS/RJFU
NGS/RJFU
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 3,000 9,843 Asphalt concrete
18/36 1,200 3,937 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2022)
Passengers2,573,071
Cargo (metric tonnes)4,143
Aircraft movement15,791

Nagasaki Airport was built to replace the former airport called Omura Airport, which was located on the mainland and had a shorter runway of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft). The former airport was transferred to the Japan Self-Defense Force in 2011, and was renamed into Omura Air Base.

Oriental Air Bridge, a regional airline is based at the airport.[2]

History

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Aerial photograph of Nagasaki Airport under construction taken in 1974; the year before it opened. The former airport is located in the top right corner.

The mainland portion of the airport opened as an Imperial Japanese Navy airfield in 1923, and served as the main base for the now defunct 21st Naval Air Base.[3][4] During World War II, several aircraft factories were constructed near the airfield and the base was used extensively for manufacturing and repairing many aircraft.[5] After the war, the airfield was converted into a civilian airport and was named Omura Airport (大村おおむら空港くうこう) in 1955. The terminal building was completed four years later in 1959.[6][7]

All Nippon Airways began flying to Nagasaki from Fukuoka in May 1959.[8]

In the 1960s, Nagasaki Prefecture was considering building a new airport due to the shift in jet-powered aircraft and due to the number of flights increasing at the airport. Initially, the prefecture planned to expand the former airport, but the plan was abandoned, due to geographical issues.[6] The Prefecture decided to construct the new airport on Mishima Island (Japanese: 箕島みしま), an island located off the coast of the mainland in Ōmura Bay. Before the construction began, 66 residents in 13 households lived on the island and after several years of persuasion from prefecture officials, all of them agreed to move out so that the new airport could be built.[6][9]

Construction of the new airport began in 1972 and took three years to complete. Constructing the airport required flattening parts of the island's hills and reclaiming land around its shore, expanding it from 0.9 to 1.54 km2 (0.35 to 0.59 sq mi).[4] Around the same time, the Mishima Ohashi Bridge (Japanese: 箕島みしま大橋おおはし), a 970 meter long bridge, which connects the island from the mainland was built. Construction of the new airport costed around 18 billion yen.[9][10]

The current island runway and terminal opened on May 1, 1975,[9] and became Japan's first full-scale airport built over water.[11] It was also the first airport in the world to be built on the ocean.[9][11][12]

Nagasaki's first international service, to Shanghai, commenced in September 1979 and the main runway was extended from 2,500 m to its current length on the following year.[9][6]

On September 2, 1990, when the Nagasaki Travel Expo was being held in the city of Nagasaki, an Air France Concorde landed at Nagasaki Airport for the first time. An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 onlookers gathered at the airport, causing severe traffic jams.[13][14]

The mainland portion of the airport was abolished in 2011 and was transferred to the Japan Self-Defense Forces, where it was renamed into Omura Air Base.[15]

Before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hong Kong Express and China Eastern Airlines operated international flights to and from Hong Kong and Shanghai respectively. In February 2020, the two airlines suspended operations, and international flights at the airport temporarily ceased to exist. In October 2023, China Eastern Airlines resumed flights between Nagasaki and Shanghai after three years and eight months of absence.[16]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
All Nippon Airways Tokyo–Haneda
ANA Wings Nagoya–Centrair, Osaka–Itami
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong[17]
J-Air Osaka–Itami
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Haneda
Jetstar Japan Tokyo–Narita
Oriental Air Bridge Fukue, Iki, Tsushima
Peach Osaka–Kansai
Skymark Airlines Kobe
Solaseed Air Tokyo–Haneda

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at NGS airport. See Wikidata query.
Year Total passengers [18]
1998 3,090,345
1999 3,056,828
2000 2,958,058
2001 2,846,646
2002 2,853,510
2003 2,834,289
2004 2,637,308

Ground and water transportation

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Bus

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Limousine bus operated by the Nagasaki Prefectural Bus

Several bus companies connect the airport from the cities of Nagasaki, Isahaya, Sasebo, Shimabara, and their surrounding stations.[19]

Ferry

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The airport ferry, which is operated by Yasuda Sangyo Kisen [ja] connects the town of Togitsu[20] and the Huis Ten Bosch theme park.[21]

Accidents and Incidents

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  • On July 26th 2008 at 5:25 PM, a privately-owned small plane (SOKATA TB-10 manufactured by Aérospatiale) crashed into Ōmura Bay 300 meters from the airport shortly after takeoff. All three passengers were rescued, but one suffered severe injuries and died two days later.
  • On June 29th 2017 at around 10:30 AM, a small plane used for pilot training owned by Sojo University (Beechcraft Baron 58) landed at the airport without extending its landing gear. The airport was closed for over three hours and 18 flights were cancelled. All three passengers onboard were unharmed.[22]
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    The airport's control tower
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    Airport apron
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    Check-in counters
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    Observation deck
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    Aerial view of the airport (2021)

References

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  1. ^ "空港くうこう管理かんり状じょう況きょう". Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ "会社かいしゃ案内あんない". 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "第だい21海軍かいぐん航空こうくう廠しょうがあった街まち". 大村おおむら観光かんこうナビ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  4. ^ a b Naotsugu Nishizono. "新大しんおお村むら空港くうこうの建設けんせつ計画けいかく" [The construction of the New Omura Airport] (PDF). 日本にっぽん建設けんせつ機械きかい化か協会きょうかい. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  5. ^ "大村おおむら市しの誕生たんじょうと太平洋戦争たいへいようせんそう" (PDF) (in Japanese). 大村おおむら市し. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "長崎ながさき空港くうこうは世界せかい初はつの海上かいじょう空港くうこう！大村湾おおむらわんに浮うかぶ小島こじまが国際こくさい空港くうこうに変貌へんぼう" [Nagasaki Airport is the world's first maritime airport! A small island floating in Omura Bay is transformed into an international airport]. まっぷるトラベルガイド (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  7. ^ "現げん空港くうこうに近ちかすぎ？な元祖がんそ「長崎ながさき空港くうこう」とは 他た空港くうこうとは一味いちみ違ちがう珍ちん経緯けいい、そして跡地あとちの"いま"". 乗のりものニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  8. ^ "ANA 長崎ながさき就航しゅうこう60周年しゅうねん　歴代れきだいの制服せいふくずらり　空港くうこうで式典しきてん". 長崎ながさき新聞しんぶん (in Japanese). 2019-05-12. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Airport Overview". Nagasaki Airport Building Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  10. ^ "【動画どうが】橋はし物語ものがたり・箕島みしま大橋おおはし　世界せかい初はつの海上かいじょう空港くうこうとを結むすぶ大橋おおはし". 長崎ながさき新聞しんぶん (in Japanese). 2021-06-13. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  11. ^ a b "Why Does Asia Have So Many Artificial Island Airports?". Airways Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  12. ^ "長崎ながさき空港くうこう　～世界せかい初はつの海上かいじょう空港くうこう～". 国土こくど交通省こうつうしょう (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  13. ^ "大村湾おおむらわんから未来みらいへの flight" (PDF) (in Japanese). 大村おおむら市し. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  14. ^ "【平成へいせいの長崎ながさき】コンコルド飛来ひらい　旅たび博はく訪欧ほうおう親善しんぜん団だん乗のせ　平成へいせい２（１９９０）年ねん". 長崎ながさき新聞しんぶん (in Japanese). 2018-09-02. Archived from the original on 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  15. ^ "平成へいせい27年度ねんど航空機こうくうき騒音そうおん調査ちょうさ結果けっか（長崎ながさき空港くうこう・大村おおむら飛行場ひこうじょう周辺しゅうへん）" (PDF) (Press release). 長崎ながさき県けん. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  16. ^ "長崎ながさきと上海しゃんはいを結むすぶ便びんが約やく４年ねんぶりに再開さいかい 空港くうこうで記念きねんセレモニー" [Flights connecting Nagasaki and Shanghai resume after four years; commemorative ceremony is held at the airport]. NHK (in Japanese). 2023-10-30. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  17. ^ "国際線こくさいせん＜長崎ながさき-上海しゃんはい＞ 運航うんこう再開さいかい". 長崎ながさき空港くうこう. Archived from the original on 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  18. ^ "Nagasaki Airport -About Nagasaki airport". Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-02-19.
  19. ^ "バス". 長崎ながさき空港くうこう. Archived from the original on 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  20. ^ "交通こうつうアクセス". 時津とぎつ町まち (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  21. ^ "Access to Huis Ten Bosch". ハウステンボス. Archived from the original on 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  22. ^ "長崎ながさき空港くうこうの小型こがた機き胴体どうたい着陸ちゃくりく、滑走かっそう路ろの閉鎖へいさを解除かいじょ-産経さんけいWEST". 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
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