AviatDataKumamoto Airport (Aso Kumamoto Airport) KMJ / RJFT
Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture · Japan · Kyushu Kumamoto International Airport Co., Ltd. — private concession operator for all non-ATC operations since 1 April 2020, a 'kokkan' (nationally-managed) hub airport privatised under the national airport-concession scheme, though not the first — Sendai Airport (Jul 2016) holds that distinction, followed by Takamatsu and Fukuoka (2018-19) (air traffic control remains with MLIT's Fukuoka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau); the operating company (capital ¥6.44 billion as of the latest filing, established 26 April 2019) is owned by a 13-member consortium led by Mitsui Fudosan and including Kyushu Electric Power, Kyushu Sangyo Kotsu Holdings, ANA Holdings, Japan Airlines, Japan Airport Terminal, Sojitz, TV Kumamoto and Kumamoto Prefecture
3.9Mpax · FY2025
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATARJFT / KMJ
OperatorKyushu Kumamoto International Airport Co., Ltd. — private concession operator for all non-ATC operations since 1 April 2020, a 'kokkan' (nationally-managed) hub airport privatised under the national airport-concession scheme, though not the first — Sendai Airport (Jul 2016) holds that distinction, followed by Takamatsu and Fukuoka (2018-19) (air traffic control remains with MLIT's Fukuoka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau); the operating company (capital ¥6.44 billion as of the latest filing, established 26 April 2019) is owned by a 13-member consortium led by Mitsui Fudosan and including Kyushu Electric Power, Kyushu Sangyo Kotsu Holdings, ANA Holdings, Japan Airlines, Japan Airport Terminal, Sojitz, TV Kumamoto and Kumamoto Prefecture
Coordinates32.8372°N, 130.8553°E
Elevation632 ft · 193 m
Time zoneJST (UTC+9, no DST)
Passengers / yr3,850,993 (FY2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceRJFT — AIP Japan (Japan Civil Aviation Bureau / Japan AIS), AD 2.RJFT 'KUMAMOTO'
Operating hours07:30-21:30 JST daily (AD/ATC hours, 14-hour operating window); Customs, Immigration and Quarantine service limited to scheduled international-flight hours; fuelling within AD hours. Non-scheduled/GA operations outside published hours require PPR via the Kumamoto Airport Office. Sits on a 193m highland plateau near the Aso caldera's outer rim, making fog a routine operational factor.
TerminalsSingle integrated terminal building opened 23 March 2023 (four storeys, approx. 37,000 sqm, 5 boarding bridges, up to 9 contact/remote aircraft stands) combining what were previously separate domestic and international buildings; replaced the pre-2023 terminal, whose domestic building suffered ceiling and structural damage in the April 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes
Runways (1)
- 07/25 · 3,000 m / 9,843 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt Concrete · ILS ILS CAT IIIb on RWY 07 only (CAT IIIa from 14 Sep 1995 — Japan's first CAT III installation alongside Kushiro — upgraded to CAT IIIb 13 Apr 2006; one of only seven Japanese airports with CAT IIIb, installed because the site's fog frequency is unusually high for a Japanese hub airport); RWY 25 has no ILS — RNP AR (RNAV Y/Z) approaches only, curving through gaps in the Aso outer caldera wall because terrain rules out a straight-in ILS from that side
Airport contact
One of Japan's busiest regional airports and the main air gateway to Kumamoto Prefecture and the Aso caldera region; a 'kokkan' (nationally-managed) hub airport privatised under Japan's airport-concession scheme, with Kyushu Kumamoto International Airport Co. (a Mitsui Fudosan-led consortium, not Mitsubishi as sometimes stated) running commercial operations since April 2020 — Sendai (2016) was actually the first kokkan airport privatised nationally, with Takamatsu and Fukuoka (2018-19) following before Kumamoto. FY2025 traffic was a provisional 3,850,993 passengers, up 4.2% on FY2024's confirmed 3,694,422 (FY2024 national rank 11th; FY2025 rank not yet published). Scheduled international routes cover Seoul-Incheon, Busan-Gimhae and four Taiwan points (Taipei-Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung), while the pre-pandemic Hong Kong and Shanghai-Pudong routes remain suspended as of the latest published timetables. The 193m highland site near the Aso outer caldera rim is unusually fog-prone for a Japanese trunk airport, which is why RWY07 carries a CAT IIIb ILS (one of only seven in Japan) while RWY25 relies on curved RNP AR approaches instead.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
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Nishitetsu Air Service Co., Ltd. (西鉄エアサービス株式会社)
Confirmed operating a 'Kumamoto Airport Station' (熊本空港所) located within Kumamoto Airport, per Nishitetsu Air Service's own official business-locations page. Company-wide services (own site) cover passenger services, flight operations, ramp handling (aircraft marshalling/guidance, baggage handling) and cargo handling. Part of the Nishitetsu (Nishi-Nippon Railroad) group; other confirmed station locations are Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Saga, Miyazaki, Narita, Kansai, New Chitose, Yamaguchi-Ube and Matsuyama -- corrected from the draft's list, which wrongly included Nagasaki, Kagoshima and Oita (not on the company's current locations list) and omitted Saga, Narita, Kansai, Yamaguchi-Ube and New Chitose.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
Kumamoto Airport Fueling Facilities Co., Ltd. (熊本空港給油施設株式会社)
Majority-owned subsidiary of airport operator Kumamoto International Airport Co., Ltd. (51% stake; airlines hold the remaining 49%) -- corrected from 'wholly-owned', per the operator's own 'Group companies' page. Established 1979; owns and operates the airport's dedicated jet-fuel receiving/storage facility (two 950KL tanks) under consignment contracts with oil wholesalers, handling receipt, storage and quality control of JET A-1 for supply into the airport fuel system, plus retail sale of AVGAS-100LL for general aviation and diesel to refueling trucks/GSE/emergency vehicles.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
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Part-145 base maintenance
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Component shops & overhaul
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Flight catering
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Aircraft cleaning
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Ground support equipment
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Cargo handling
Available · 7 providers
All Nippon Airways (ANA Cargo Kumamoto)
Self-handled, ANA -- ANA Cargo's own domestic cargo sales/handling desk at the Kumamoto Airport cargo terminal, phone confirmed exact match on the airport operator's own cargo-terminal contact page (map-cargo). ANA also has its own announcement page on the airport operator's site regarding a Boeing 777 freighter's first flight into KMJ, corroborating the freighter-charter claim.
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Japan Airlines (JAL Cargo Kumamoto)
Self-handled, JAL -- JAL Cargo's domestic cargo office at the Kumamoto Airport cargo terminal, phone confirmed exact match on the airport operator's own cargo-terminal contact page (map-cargo). Stated hours (06:00-21:30) were not independently re-confirmed on that page but align closely with the domestic terminal's own posted hours (06:30-21:30), so plausible as stated. · 06:00-21:30
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Kokusai Kuyu Co., Ltd. (国際空輸株式会社)
Air-freight forwarding/road-feeder agent with a listed contact desk at the Kumamoto Airport cargo terminal building; phone confirmed exact match on the airport operator's own cargo-terminal contact page (map-cargo).
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Nittsu Air Cargo Service - Mashiki Center (日通航空 益城センター)
Nippon Express (NX) group air-cargo forwarding agent operating a 'Mashiki Center' desk at the Kumamoto Airport cargo terminal; phone confirmed exact match on the airport operator's own cargo-terminal contact page (map-cargo).
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Seino Super Express (セイノースーパーエクスプレス)
Nationwide logistics carrier with a freight desk listed at the Kumamoto Airport cargo terminal building; phone confirmed exact match on the airport operator's own cargo-terminal contact page (map-cargo), so existence at KMJ is confirmed. Primarily a surface/road-feeder freight carrier rather than a dedicated air-cargo terminal operator, so the scope of air-cargo handling at KMJ remains unconfirmed -- status left as-is.
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DSV Air & Sea
Global freight-forwarder contact listed at the Kumamoto Airport cargo terminal; phone confirmed exact match on the airport operator's own cargo-terminal contact page (map-cargo), so existence at KMJ is confirmed. Mobile-only number suggests a visiting rep rather than a staffed desk, so status left unconfirmed.
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Toyota L&F Kumamoto Co., Ltd. (トヨタL&F熊本株式会社)
Recategorized from 'gse' to 'cargo': certified Toyota industrial-equipment dealer listed as a contact at the Kumamoto Airport cargo terminal building; phone confirmed exact match on the airport operator's own cargo-terminal contact page (map-cargo). Supplies/services material-handling equipment (forklifts) for cargo-terminal warehouse operations -- this is cargo-building equipment support, not an airside aircraft-GSE (belt loader/tug/GPU) provider, so 'gse' was the wrong category. Whether presence is a staffed on-site desk or call-out service remains unconfirmed.
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Aviation security
Available
Kumamoto Airport Security Co., Ltd. (熊本空港警備株式会社)
Wholly-owned (100%) subsidiary of the airport operator (confirmed on the operator's official 'Group companies' page); performs passenger/hand-baggage security-checkpoint screening, parked-aircraft surveillance monitoring, and general airport facility patrol/security. Phone ••• is confirmed as the airport's own general call center (•••, 08:30-21:30), not a direct line to this company -- caveat verified accurate.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available
Toyota Rent-a-Car (Kumamoto Airport counter)
Corrected location: the airport's rental-car counters relocated out of the terminal building to the 'Sorayoka Visitor Center' (そらよかビジターセンター) building per the operator's current rental-car-counter page (which also confirms a counter relocation notice); the draft's 'terminal building 1F' location is now outdated. Toyota's own desk hours (08:00-20:00) are confirmed exact match; phone ••• added (was missing). Toyota's counter is one of eight rental-car companies sharing this facility (also Times Car, Kumamoto Nissan, Budget, Nissan, J-Net, Nippon, Orix), each with its own hours/phone -- general on-airport car rental, not a documented dedicated crew-transport contract. · 08:00-20:00
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Flight support
On request
Universal Aviation (Japan)
Confirmed on Universal Aviation's own Aso Kumamoto Airport (RJFT/KMJ) location page, phone exact match: 'We manage all third-party arrangements and sourcing at Kumamoto through our main FBO services office in Japan... through our local ground supervisory agents.' KMJ is listed under Universal's 'additional supervisory locations' (120+ Japan airports), not one of its five staffed offices (Narita, Haneda, Chubu Centrair, Kansai, New Chitose) -- confirms no fixed on-field FBO facility at KMJ itself, permit/ground-transport coordination only. AsBAA has recognized Universal Aviation as a top Asia ground-handling network per its own site.
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