# Amami Airport (ASJ / RJKA) **Amami Airport** (IATA: ASJ, ICAO: RJKA) is a medium airport in Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It opened on 10 Jul 1988. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,560 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Kagoshima Prefecture. In 2024 it handled 861 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjka ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ASJ / RJKA - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Kagoshima Prefecture - Serves: Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan - Opened: 10 Jul 1988 - Elevation: 8 m / 27 ft - Coordinates: 28.4306, 129.7130 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,560 ft - Passengers: 861,277 (2024) - Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo - Website: https://amami-airport.co.jp/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amami_Airport (17 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430769 - Weather station: RJKA · WMO 47872 - Ident: RJKA ## Timeline - 10 Jul 1988: Amami Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 03/21 | 2,000 m / 6,560 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 026° / 206° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2013 | 556,111 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 603,762 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 676,601 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 695,804 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 760,241 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 848,783 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 891,990 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 557,615 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 584,658 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 738,430 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 864,265 | Wikidata | | 2024 | 861,277 | Wikidata | ## Routes 11 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (11) - [KKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjki.md) Kikai Airport · Japan · 24 km / 15 mi · Japan Air Commuter - [TKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkn.md) Tokunoshima Airport · Japan · 105 km / 65 mi · Japan Air Commuter - [OKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkb.md) Okinoerabu Airport · Japan · 149 km / 93 mi · Japan Air Commuter - [RNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rory.md) Yoron Airport · Japan · 201 km / 125 mi · Japan Air Commuter - [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · Japan · 322 km / 200 mi · Japan Air Commuter - [KOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfk.md) Kagoshima Airport · Japan · 387 km / 240 mi · J-Air, Japan Air Commuter, Skymark Airlines - [FUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjff.md) Fukuoka Airport · Japan · 578 km / 359 mi · J-Air - [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 848 km / 527 mi · Peach - [ITM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoo.md) Osaka Itami International Airport · Japan · 890 km / 553 mi · Japan Airlines - [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 1,235 km / 767 mi · Japan Airlines - [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 1,294 km / 804 mi · Peach ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ASJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - JC [Japan Air Commuter](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-air-commuter) · 6 - XM [J-Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/j-air) · 2 - JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 2 - MM [Peach](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/peach) · 2 - BC [Skymark Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skymark-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 861K (2024) | #888 of 3,974 | #277 in Asia | #34 in JP | | Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,560 ft | =3,997 of 29,858 | =1,111 in Asia | =69 in JP | | Elevation | 8 m / 27 ft | =40,737 of 43,403 | =2,822 in Asia | #148 in JP | | Age | Opened 1988 | =9,353 of 15,079 | =441 in Asia | =71 in JP | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/G | RDO | 118.150 | | ACC | NAHA CON | 132.300 | | INFO | NAHA INFO | 134.800 | ## Nearby airports - [KKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjki.md) Kikai Airport · 24 km / 15 mi - [TKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkn.md) Tokunoshima Airport · 105 km / 65 mi - [OKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkb.md) Okinoerabu Airport · 149 km / 92 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: “Amami Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amami_Airport&oldid=1371428525), revision of 26 Aug 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/rjka/data