Miyazaki Airport 宮崎空港
Miyazaki Kūkō
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||||||||||
| Serves | Miyazaki Prefecture | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°52′38″N 131°26′55″E / 31.87722°N 131.44861°E / 31.87722; 131.44861 | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] | |||||||||||
Miyazaki Airport (宮崎空港, Miyazaki Kūkō) (IATA: KMI, ICAO: RJFM), also known as Miyazaki Bougainvillea Airport, is an international airport located 3.2 km (2.0 mi) south southeast[2]ofMiyazaki, a city in the Miyazaki PrefectureofJapan. The second floor has the head office of Solaseed Air.[3]
The airport opened in 1943 as an Imperial Japanese Navy base during World War II, and was a major base for "kamikaze" units beginning in February 1945, sending a total of 47 aircraft on suicide missions during operations such as the Battle of Okinawa.[4]
In October 1969, All Nippon Airways Flight 104 overran a runway at Miyazaki Airport by 132 metres. All four crew and 49 passengers survived.[5]
The airport is connected to various locations by bus and taxi. Also, there is a railway line, the Miyazaki Kūkō Line, which connects the airport with the city center of Miyazaki and northern cities of the prefecture.
本社 〒 880-0912 宮崎市大字赤江 宮崎空港内（宮崎空港ビル2階）().
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