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Satsuma Iōjima Airport
is a private Aerodrome, airfield located on Iōjima (Kagoshima), Iōjima, an island within Mishima, Kagoshima, Mishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kagoshima, Japan. History The airfield was built in 1973 by the Yamaha Corporation as a way to transport customers to its resort on the island. The resort closed in 1982, and the airfield was transferred to the Mishima town government in 1994. New Japan Aviation operates the only passenger service at this airport. The flight to Kagoshima Airport, Kagoshima are flown on Mondays and Wednesdays if enough passengers fly, and citizens of Iōjima are eligible for a discount. The flight takes 50 minutes and are flown with a Cessna 172. Between 1972 and 1983, Nippon Naigai Airways operated flights to Kagoshima and Yakushima Airport, Yakushima. Towa Airlines also operated flights to Makurazaki Airport. Airlines and destinations Incidents * On November 6, 1997, a Towa Airlines Cessna 172 bound for Makurazaki crash landed shortly after takeoff. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iōjima (Kagoshima)
, also known as , Satsuma-Iwo Jima or , is one of the Satsunan Islands, usually classed with the Ōsumi Islands, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Along with Takeshima (Kagoshima), Takeshima and Kuroshima (Kagoshima), Kuroshima, it makes up the three-island village of Mishima, Kagoshima, Mishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 11.65 km2 in area, has a population of 142. Geography Iōjima is one of the Ōsumi islands, and is located south of Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kagoshima. The island has an area of approximately with a length of in length from east to west and from north to south. file:2015 Satsuma-Iojima Iodake.jpg, 250px, Mount Iōdake (May 2015). Taken from the east. Iōjima is of volcanic origin, and is the northern edge of the Kikai Caldera, a stratovolcano rising from the ocean floor to above sea level at its highest peak Mount_Iō_(Iōjima), (Mount Iōdake). Kikai Caldera is ranked class A for volcanic activity. It is constantly erupting, emit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagoshima Airport
is an international airport located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, northeast of Kagoshima-Chūō StationAIS Japan in Kagoshima City. It is the second-busiest airport in after Fukuoka Airport, serving 6.1 million passengers in 2018. The airport covers 187.7 (464 ) and has one 3000m runway. < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airports In Kagoshima Prefecture
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off and to land or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals, to maintain and monitor aircraft. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, airports also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation. Airport operations are extremely complex, with a complicated system of aircraft support services, passenger services, and aircraft control services contained within the operation. Thus airports can be major employers, as well as important hubs for tourism and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji FA-200 Aero Subaru
The Fuji FA-200 Aero Subaru is a single-engine piston-powered monoplane built by Fuji Heavy Industries of Japan. Design and development Fuji Heavy Industries began development of a four-seat light aeroplane, the Fuji FA-200 Aero Subaru in 1964, the first prototype flying on 12 August 1965. It is a low-wing Aluminium, all-metal aircraft, fitted with a fixed nosewheel undercarriage and a sliding Aircraft canopy, canopy. It was first Type certificate, certified in Japan on 6 July 1966, with certification in the United States occurring on 26 September 1967. Production started in March 1968, continuing until 1986, with a total of 275 built. Variants ;F-200-II :Prototype with a Lycoming O-320 engine ;FA-200-160: Initial version, powered by 120 kW Lycoming O-320 engine and fixed-pitch propeller. ;FA-200-180: More powerful development - Lycoming O-360, Lycoming IO-360 engine and constant speed propeller. ;FA-200-180AO: Powered by 130 kW Lycoming IO-320 engine and fitted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center Stick
A centre stick (or center stick in the United States), or simply control stick, is an aircraft cockpit arrangement where the control column (or joystick) is located in the center of the cockpit either between the Aviator, pilot's legs or between the pilots' positions. Since the throttle controls are typically located to the left of the pilot, the right hand is used for the stick, although left-hand or both-hands operation is possible if required.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 132. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. . The centre stick is a part of an aircraft's Aircraft flight control system, flight control system and is typically linked to its ailerons and Elevator (aircraft), elevators, or alternatively to its elevons, by control rods or control cables on basic aircraft. On heavier, faster, more advanced aircraft the centre stick may also control power-assist modules. Modern aircraft centre sticks are also usually equipped with a number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makurazaki Airport
290px, Makurazaki City Hall 290px, Makurazaki Osakana Center 290px, Tategami Rock is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 19,006 in 10,377 households, and a population density of 250 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Makurazaki is located at the southern tip of the Satsuma Peninsula, and faces the East China Sea to the south. The main urban area is near the mouth of the Kedagawa River. The north is forested, the west is a plateau that continues to the Noma Peninsula, and the east is also a plateau called the Minamisatsuma Plateau. Surrounding municipalities Kagoshima Prefecture * Minamikyushu * Minamisatsuma Climate Makurazaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year, and is especially high from May to July. The highest record temperature was on August 18, 2020 while the lowest recorded tem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakushima Airport
is an airport located on the island of Yakushima in Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... It lies by the coast, between the towns of Anbō and Miyanoura. History The airport was opened in 1963 with an 1100-meter runway. The runway was extended to 1200 meters in 1975 and to 1500 meters in 1976. The runway was hardened in 2004 so as to allow De Havilland Canada Dash 8, DHC-8-400 aircraft to operate. A further extension to 2000m has been approved, which will allow jet aircraft to operate. The master plan and environmental assessment for the extension are to be prepared in 2023. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced in April 2024 that it had adopted the project to extend the runway to 2,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company."Cessna Skyhawk" (2013), Cessna Aircraft Company. Retrieved 2013-04-12. First flown in 1955, more 172s have been built than any other aircraft. It was developed from the 1948 Cessna 170 but with tricycle landing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Japan Aviation
, also known as or NJA, is a Japanese aviation services company that operates scheduled air service between Niigata and Sado Island, as well as flight training and other services from its headquarters at Kagoshima Airport. History NJA began scheduled service between Niigata and Sado in February 2011. NJA suspended the route for eleven days in July 2012 after its Islander aircraft struck a car while taxiing at Niigata Airport. NJA suspended the route again in February 2013 due to a faulty generator indicator on its Islander aircraft, which could only be fixed by importing special components. The service resumed in August 2013. It is the only airline currently providing scheduled service to Sado Island, although other scheduled operators have served the airport in the past. On 28 March 2014, New Japan Aviation announced that it would suspend its Sado route. NJA has not resumed the route since then. Scheduled destinations * Niigata Airport * Sado Airport Non-scheduled destinat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mishima, Kagoshima
is a village consisting of the inhabited islands of Iōjima, Kuroshima and Takeshima and the uninhabited islands of Shōwa Iōjima and Denshima located in Kagoshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The village office is located in the city of Kagoshima, outside the village. As of 1 October 2020, the village has an estimated population of 405 and a population density of . The total area is . Geography The islands of Miura Village are the northernmost of the Ryukyu archipelago, and although now grouped together with the Ōsumi Islands, are physically an extension of the Tokara island arc. All of the islands are the exposed peaks of stratovolcanos rising from the ocean floor, and most are volcanically active. Surrounding municipalities *Ibusuki * Makurazaki *Minamikyūshū * Minamiōsumi * Minamisatsuma * Minamitane * Nakatane * Nishinoomote *Yakushima History The islands have been inhabited since at least the Jōmon period. During historic times, mentioned is made o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resort
A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that aims to provide most of a vacationer's needs. This includes food, drink, swimming, accommodation, sports, entertainment and shopping, on the premises. A hotel is frequently a central feature of a resort and the term ''resort'' may be used for a hotel that provides an array of entertainment and recreational activities. Some resorts are also condominium complexes that offer timeshares or fractional ownership, in addition to wholly owned condominiums. A resort is not always a commercial establishment operated by a single company, but in the late 20th century, that sort of facility became more common. In British English, "resort" means a town which people visit for holidays and day trips, typically containing hotels where holidaymakers stay. Examples of such towns include Blackpool and Brighton. Amusement resort A destination hotel, destination resort is a resort that itself contains the nece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaha Corporation
is a Japanese multinational musical instrument and audio equipment manufacturer. It is one of the constituents of Nikkei 225 and is the world's largest musical instrument manufacturing company. The former motorcycle division was established in 1955 as Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., which started as an affiliated company but has been spun-off as its own independent company. History was established in 1887 as a reed organ manufacturer by Torakusu Yamaha () in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and was incorporated on 12 October 1897. In 1900, the company manufactured the first piano to be made in Japan, and its first grand piano two years later. In 1987, 100 years after the first reed organ built by Yamaha, the company was renamed Yamaha Corporation in honor of its founder. The company's origins as a musical instrument manufacturer are still reflected today in the group's logo—a trio of interlocking tuning forks. After World War II, company president Genichi Kawakami repur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
