# Kumamoto Airport (KMJ / RJFT)

**Kumamoto Airport** (IATA: KMJ, ICAO: RJFT) is a large airport in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1960. It has one runway, 2,999 m (9,840 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Kyushu Kumamoto International Airport. In 2024 it handled 3.5 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KMJ / RJFT
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Kyushu Kumamoto International Airport
- Serves: Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: 1960
- Elevation: 196 m / 642 ft
- Coordinates: 32.8373, 130.8550
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,999 m / 9,840 ft
- Passengers: 3,544,043 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: https://www.kumamoto-airport.co.jp/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumamoto_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1199773
- Weather station: RJFT · WMO 47856
- Ident: RJFT

## Timeline

- 1960: Kumamoto Airport opens.
- 1 Apr 2020: Kyushu Kumamoto International Airport becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,999 m / 9,840 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 065° / 245° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 2,989,294 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 3,067,624 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,241,633 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 2,986,686 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 3,303,242 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 3,409,760 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 3,492,188 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,309,876 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,177,315 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 2,263,370 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 3,241,876 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 3,544,043 | Wikidata |

## Routes

14 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (14)

- [AXJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjda.md) Amakusa Airport · Japan · 76 km / 47 mi · Amakusa Airlines
- [PUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpk.md) Gimhae International Airport · South Korea · 315 km / 196 mi · Eastar Jet
- [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 443 km / 275 mi · Jetstar Japan
- [ITM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoo.md) Osaka Itami International Airport · Japan · 476 km / 296 mi · J-Air, All Nippon Airways, ANA Wings, Amakusa Airlines
- [NGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjgg.md) Chubu Centrair International Airport · Japan · 594 km / 369 mi · Ibex Airlines
- [NKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjna.md) Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base · Japan · 620 km / 385 mi · Fuji Dream Airlines
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 652 km / 405 mi · Korean Air, Trinity Airways
- [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · Japan · 802 km / 498 mi · ANA Wings
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 875 km / 544 mi · Solaseed Air, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 934 km / 580 mi · Jetstar Japan
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 1,272 km / 790 mi · Starlux Airlines, China Airlines
- [RMQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcmq.md) Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base · Taiwan · 1,380 km / 857 mi · Starlux Airlines
- [TNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcnn.md) Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base · Taiwan · 1,516 km / 942 mi · Tigerair Taiwan
- [KHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rckh.md) Kaohsiung International Airport · Taiwan · 1,538 km / 956 mi · Tigerair Taiwan, China Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (15)

- NH [All Nippon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/all-nippon-airways) · 2
- MZ [Amakusa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amakusa-airlines) · 2
- EH [ANA Wings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ana-wings) · 2
- CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 2
- GK [Jetstar Japan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-japan) · 2
- JX [Starlux Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/starlux-airlines) · 2
- [Tigerair Taiwan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tigerair-taiwan) · 2
- ZE [Eastar Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eastar-jet) · 1
- JH [Fuji Dream Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fuji-dream-airlines) · 1
- FW [Ibex Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ibex-airlines) · 1
- XM [J-Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/j-air) · 1
- JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 1
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1
- 6J [Solaseed Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/solaseed-air) · 1
- TW [Trinity Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trinity-airways) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.5M (2024) | #419 of 3,974 | #125 in Asia | #12 in JP |
| Longest runway | 2,999 m / 9,840 ft | =1,386 of 29,858 | =411 in Asia | =16 in JP |
| Elevation | 196 m / 642 ft | =24,574 of 43,403 | #1,374 in Asia | #30 in JP |
| Age | Opened 1960 | =4,584 of 15,079 | =265 in Asia | =36 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.000 |
| APP | FUKUOKA CON | 118.900 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.800 |
| DEP | DEP | 122.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| RCO | KAGOSHIMA FSC | 118.700 |
| RDR | RAD | 122.900 |
| TCA | TCA | 123.850 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [HSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfs.md) Kyushu Saga International Airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [AXJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjda.md) Amakusa Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [NGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfu.md) Nagasaki Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [FUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjff.md) Fukuoka Airport · 91 km / 57 mi
- [RJFZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfz.md) JASDF Tsuiki Air Base · 96 km / 60 mi
- [OIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfo.md) Oita Airport · 109 km / 68 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Kumamoto Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kumamoto_Airport&oldid=1374507460), revision of 12 Sep 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/rjft/data