# Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base (TKS / RJOS)

**Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base** (IATA: TKS, ICAO: RJOS) is a large airport in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,560 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Ministry of Defense. In 2024 it handled 1.0 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TKS / RJOS
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Ministry of Defense
- Serves: Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation: 8 m / 26 ft
- Coordinates: 34.1326, 134.6078
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,560 ft
- Passengers: 1,044,593 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: http://www.tokushima-airport.co.jp/english/index.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokushima_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1142453
- Weather station: RJOS · WMO 47881
- Ident: RJOS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,000 m / 6,560 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 102° / 282° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 954,667 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,011,853 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,000,121 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,059,428 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,113,367 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,157,235 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,218,852 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 420,220 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 343,905 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 720,265 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 1,034,706 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 1,044,593 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [FUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjff.md) Fukuoka Airport · Japan · 389 km / 242 mi · J-Air
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 498 km / 309 mi · All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 823 km / 511 mi · Eastar Jet
- [CTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcc.md) New Chitose Airport · Japan · 1,141 km / 709 mi · Japan Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 2
- NH [All Nippon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/all-nippon-airways) · 1
- ZE [Eastar Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eastar-jet) · 1
- XM [J-Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/j-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.0M (2024) | #804 of 3,974 | #245 in Asia | #30 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 / 26 ft | =40,786 of 43,403 | =2,827 in Asia | =149 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 124.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 24.680 |
| DEP | DEP | 120.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [TAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjot.md) Takamatsu Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [UKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbe.md) Kobe Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [SHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbd.md) Nanki Shirahama Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [OKJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjob.md) Okayama Momotaro Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [RJOY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoy.md) Yao Airport · 105 km / 65 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: “Tokushima Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tokushima_Airport&oldid=1363083280), 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/rjos/data