is a private
airfield located on
Iōjima, an island within
Mishima Mishima may refer to:
Places
* Mishima, Fukushima, a town in Fukushima Prefecture
* Mishima, Kagoshima, a village in Kagoshima Prefecture
* Mishima, Niigata, a town in Niigata Prefecture
* Mishima, Shizuoka, a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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,
Kagoshima, Japan.
History
The airfield was built in 1973 by the
Yamaha Corporation as a way to transport customers to its
resort
A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, swimming, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. The term ''resort ...
on the island. The resort closed in 1982, and the airfield was transferred to the Mishima town government in 1994.
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 s ...
operates the only passenger service at this airport. The flight to
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. 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. It was determined that a passenger pushed the
center stick downwards, causing the plane to crash. Although the plane was wrecked, there were no casualties.
* On November 25, 2012, a privately owned
Fuji FA-200 Aero Subaru overran the runway on landing, hitting a bamboo fence. Among the 4 people aboard, there were no casualties.
External links
Mishimamura Satsuma Iōjima Airport summary
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Satsuma Iojima Airport
Airports in Kyushu
Airports in Kagoshima Prefecture
Airports established in 1973
1973 establishments in Japan