Airport type Military/Public Elevation AMSL 8 ft / 2 m Code NGS Phone +81 957-52-5555 | Operator Civil Aviation Bureau Location Ōmura, Nagasaki 14/32 3,000 Elevation 2.4 m | |
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Similar Nagasaki Station, Huis Ten Bosch, 長崎空港ドラゴンパーク, Omura Station, Azalea Profiles | ||
Nagasaki airport
Nagasaki Airport (長崎空港, Nagasaki Kūkō) (IATA: NGS, ICAO: RJFU) is an international airport located 4 km (2.5 mi) west of the railway station in the city of Ōmura and 18 km (11 mi) north northeast of the Nagasaki railway station in the city of Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
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- Nagasaki airport
- Ana787 final approach landing at nagasaki airport
- History
- Ground transportation
- References
The airport terminal and runway 14/32 are on an island, and the shorter runway 18/36 (now used by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for helicopter flights) is on the mainland.
Ana787 final approach landing at nagasaki airport
History
The mainland portion of the airport opened as a military aerodrome in 1923, and commenced civilian joint use as Omura Airport (大村空港) in 1955.
The current island runway and terminal opened on May 1, 1975. Although Nagasaki is superficially similar to Japan's other island airports, Kansai International Airport, Kobe Airport, Kitakyushu Airport, and Chūbu Centrair International Airport, Nagasaki's island existed (in a radically different shape) before the airport was constructed. Constructing the airport required flattening the island's hills and forming landfill around its shore, expanding it from 0.9 to 1.54 km2 (0.35 to 0.59 sq mi).
Ground transportation
Several companies provide scheduled bus service to the airport from Nagasaki, Shimabara, Sasebo, and other surrounding cities. Ferry operators provide service to Togitsu, Nagayo, and the Huis ten Bosch theme park.