Kochi Ryoma Airport
Encyclopedia
Kōchi Airport , also known as Kōchi Ryōma Airport (高知龍馬空港), is a regional airport in Nankoku
, a city in Kōchi Prefecture
of Japan
. It is located on the southeastern coast, 7 NM east of the city of Kōchi
.
The 120 ha (297 acre) airport has a single runway handling small to medium size aircraft. The 10900 m² (13,036 sq yd) two story terminal building is located to the north side of the runway. The arrivals level is on the first floor and departures on the second. There are 14 retail stores in the small terminal building. There is an observation deck on the third floor of the building. Transportation from the airport is by car, taxi or bus.
and from 1945 to 1952 the airport was under command of US forces
. The airfield became a civilian airport in 1952 and first flights started operating in 1954.
The runway was expanded in 1960 and 1980 and later to 2500 metres (8,202 ft) to handle larger aircraft.
In November 2003 it the became the first airport to Japan to be nicknamed after a person: Bakumatsu period leader Sakamoto Ryōma
.
On 13 March 2007, All Nippon Airways
Flight 1603, a Bombardier Dash 8, bound from Osaka
to Kōchi, landed safely at the Kochi Airport after the front wheel of the plane failed to deploy. As a result, ANA's fleet of thirteen Bombardier
DHC-8 aircraft were grounded for emergency inspections.
Nankoku, Kochi
is a city located in Kōchi, Japan. Strong in the fishing industry and the market industry, Nankoku-shi supplies most of Kochi's agricultural needs, because of the amount of fields and plantations. Nankoku-shi's downtown is relatively small, has 2 major supermarkets, one major hospital, a tractor...
, a city in Kōchi Prefecture
Kochi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kōchi.- History :Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province and was controlled by the Chosokabe clan in the Sengoku period and the Yamauchi family during the Edo period.- Geography...
of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is located on the southeastern coast, 7 NM east of the city of Kōchi
Kochi, Kochi
is the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture on Shikoku island of Japan.Kōchi is the main city of the prefecture with over 40% of its population. As of May 31, 2008, the city had an estimated population of 340,515 and a density of...
.
The 120 ha (297 acre) airport has a single runway handling small to medium size aircraft. The 10900 m² (13,036 sq yd) two story terminal building is located to the north side of the runway. The arrivals level is on the first floor and departures on the second. There are 14 retail stores in the small terminal building. There is an observation deck on the third floor of the building. Transportation from the airport is by car, taxi or bus.
History
Kōchi Airport was originally built in 1944 as Kōchi Airfield for the Imperial Japanese NavyImperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
and from 1945 to 1952 the airport was under command of US forces
Military of the United States
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
. The airfield became a civilian airport in 1952 and first flights started operating in 1954.
The runway was expanded in 1960 and 1980 and later to 2500 metres (8,202 ft) to handle larger aircraft.
In November 2003 it the became the first airport to Japan to be nicknamed after a person: Bakumatsu period leader Sakamoto Ryōma
Sakamoto Ryoma
was a leader of the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period in Japan. Ryōma used the alias .- Early life :Ryōma was born in Kōchi, of Tosa han . By the Japanese calendar, this was the sixth year of Tenpō...
.
Facts
- 2,400,000 passengers annually (1,932,000 in 2000) of cargo annually (2000)
- 13,500 landings annually (2000)
- 3 gates handling 37 aircraft
Airlines and destinations
Incidents and accidents
All Nippon Airways
, also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...
Flight 1603, a Bombardier Dash 8, bound from Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
to Kōchi, landed safely at the Kochi Airport after the front wheel of the plane failed to deploy. As a result, ANA's fleet of thirteen Bombardier
Bombardier Aerospace
Bombardier Aerospace is a division of Bombardier Inc. and is the third-largest airplane manufacturer in the world. It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.- History :...
DHC-8 aircraft were grounded for emergency inspections.
External links
- Kōchi Airport
- Kōchi Airport Guide from Japan AirlinesJapan Airlinesis an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport , as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport...
- Kōchi Naval Air Group Monument