Kochi Ryoma Airport, officially known as Kochi Airport and branded with the name of local hero Sakamoto Ryoma, serves the city of Kochi on the island of Shikoku in southern Japan. It is the primary commercial airport for Kochi Prefecture and handles domestic routes connecting the region to major Japanese cities. The airport is operated by the Kochi Airport Terminal Co. and managed under Japan's regional airport network. It features a single runway and a modest passenger terminal suited to its domestic traffic volume. Named after Sakamoto Ryoma, a celebrated samurai and political activist from Kochi who played a key role in the Meiji Restoration, the airport reflects local cultural pride. It serves as an important transport link for a prefecture whose mountainous terrain makes surface travel time-consuming.