# Amakusa Airport (AXJ / RJDA)

**Amakusa Airport** (IATA: AXJ, ICAO: RJDA) is a medium airport in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It opened on 23 Mar 2000. It has one runway, 1,000 m (3,281 ft) long, asphalt. In 2024 it handled 44 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjda

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AXJ / RJDA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: 23 Mar 2000
- Elevation: 104 m / 340 ft
- Coordinates: 32.4825, 130.1590
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,000 m / 3,281 ft
- Passengers: 44,125 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: http://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/soshiki/137/amakusa120323.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amakusa_Airfield (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1073798
- Ident: RJDA

## Timeline

- 23 Mar 2000: Amakusa Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 1,000 m / 3,281 ft | 30 m / 99 ft | Asphalt | 125° / 305° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 58,170 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 61,046 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 55,253 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 60,720 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 61,261 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 57,751 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 43,982 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 21,777 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 24,656 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 34,323 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 44,504 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 44,125 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [KMJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjft.md) Kumamoto Airport · Japan · 76 km / 47 mi · Amakusa Airlines
- [FUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjff.md) Fukuoka Airport · Japan · 126 km / 78 mi · Amakusa Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AXJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- MZ [Amakusa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amakusa-airlines) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 44K (2024) | #2,133 of 3,974 | #663 in Asia | #74 in JP |
| Longest runway | 1,000 m / 3,281 ft | =13,636 of 29,858 | =1,700 in Asia | #111 in JP |
| Elevation | 104 m / 340 ft | =30,375 of 43,403 | =1,688 in Asia | #45 in JP |
| Age | Opened 2000 | =11,262 of 15,079 | =559 in Asia | #82 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | AMASKA FS | 130.775 |

## Nearby airports

- [NGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfu.md) Nagasaki Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [HSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfs.md) Kyushu Saga International Airport · 75 km / 47 mi
- [KMJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjft.md) Kumamoto Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [KOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfk.md) Kagoshima Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [FUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjff.md) Fukuoka Airport · 126 km / 78 mi
- [FUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfe.md) Fukue Airport · 126 km / 78 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Amakusa Airfield”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amakusa_Airfield&oldid=1362959349), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjda/data