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Nagasaki Airport

Nagasaki, Japan

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Nagasaki Airport

Nagasaki, Japan

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Japan's first offshore airport, built on reclaimed land.

Opened

1975

Location

Nagasaki, Japan

Nagasaki Airport (IATA: NGS, ICAO: RJFU) is the primary commercial airport serving Nagasaki City and the surrounding Nagasaki Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. It opened in 1975 on an artificial island in Omura Bay, making it one of the world's first offshore airports built on reclaimed land. The airport handles domestic routes primarily to Tokyo (Haneda), Osaka (Itami), and Okinawa, as well as a limited number of international services. It serves as an important gateway to the historically significant Nagasaki region, which is known for its role in World War II and its early cultural exchanges with Europe.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling both domestic and international flights.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to Nagasaki City and surrounding areas primarily by bus services, with limousine bus routes operating to central Nagasaki in approximately 45 minutes.

Airlines here

Major carriers include All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL), which dominate domestic services, along with occasional international charter and scheduled operators.

Notable facts

›Nagasaki Airport opened in 1975 as one of the world's first airports built on a man-made island in a bay.
›The airport is located on reclaimed land in Omura Bay, approximately 3 km offshore.
›It serves as the main air gateway to Nagasaki Prefecture, a region of major historical and cultural significance.
›The offshore location was chosen to reduce noise impact on surrounding communities.
›Annual passenger traffic is typically around 3 million passengers.

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Route map (11 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Skymark Airlines

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines Domestic

Sierra National Airlines

Jin Air

Peach Aviation

China Eastern Airlines

All Nippon Airways

Catovair

Routes

NGS → UKBBC · 737

NGS → HNDJL · 73H

NGS → ITMJL · E70

NGS → PVGJL · 319

NGS → ICNLJ · 738

NGS → KIXMM · 320

NGS → PVGMU · 319

NGS → FUJNH · DH2

NGS → HNDNH · 772

NGS → IKINH · DH2

NGS → ITMNH · 735 737

NGS → NGONH · 737

NGS → OKANH · 320

NGS → TSJNH · DH2

NGS → FUJOC · DH8

NGS → IKIOC · DH8

NGS → TSJOC · DH8

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 7373 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 Dash 8 / 8Q3 routes DH83 routes Airbus A3192 routes Airbus A3202 routes 73H1 routes Embraer 1701 routes Boeing 737-8001 routes Boeing 777-2001 routes Boeing 737-5001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Nagasaki Airport is an airport located off the coast of Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The airport was the first airport in the world to be built on the ocean, using an existing small island located in the center of Ōmura Bay, with land areas that were fully reclaimed.

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