Fukushima Airport
Airport
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Fukushima Airport (福島空港, Fukushima Kūkō) (IATA: FKS, ICAO: RJSF) is an airport in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The airport is located 19.4 km (12.1 mi) southeast of Kōriyama Station. It has served as the regional airport hub since its opening in 1993, the closest alternative being Sendai International Airport.[2] Fukushima Airport is also a popular tourist destination for fans of the tokusatsu franchise, Ultraman. Ultraman creator Eiji Tsuburaya was born and raised in Sukagawa City, which is commemorated by an array of Ultraman displays on the grounds of the airport, as well as the first Ultraman store within the Tōhoku region.[3]
Fukushima Airport 福島空港 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 372 m (1,220 ft) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°13′39″N 140°25′41″E | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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  FKS/RJSF Location in Japan  FKS/RJSF FKS/RJSF (Japan) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] | |||||||||||
History
Fukushima Airport was conceived in the late 1970s, and planning at the prefectural level began in 1981. Construction occurred between 1988 and 1991, and the airport opened on March 20, 1993. The international terminal was opened in 1999.
The airport remained operational during and following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, and temporarily saw increased domestic service during the closure of the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed rail line to Tokyo. The disasters caused minor damage to the airport itself but led to the suspension of scheduled international service by Asiana Airlines (to Seoul) and China Eastern Airlines (to Shanghai).
In November 2011, the airport terminal operator filed a claim against Tokyo Electric Power for 48 million yen in lost profits from the lost international service. As of June 2013[update] Asiana is considering resumption of scheduled service to Seoul due to the resurgent popularity of charter services with both Japanese and Korean tourists, but the Shanghai service appears much less likely to resume in the foreseeable future.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| ANA Wings | Osaka–Itami, Sapporo–Chitose |
| Ibex Airlines | Osaka–Itami |
| Tigerair Taiwan | Taipei–Taoyuan[5][6] |
Statistics
Land traffic
- Limousine bus[7]
Route and highway buses
| No | Via | Destination | Company | Notes |
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| Airport bus | Kōriyama-Chuō-Kōgyō-Danchi | Kōriyama Station | Fukushima kōtsū[8] | There is a connecting discount to Aizu-Wakamatsu Station via Kōriyama Station (Aizu bus[9]). |
| Airport bus | Nonstop | Iwaki Station | Shin-Joban-Kōtsū[10] | Suspension of the service |
Reservation system buses
| Destination | Company |
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| Aizu-Wakamatsu Station・Inawashiro Station・Iimori Hill・Higashiyama Onsen | Aizu taxi[11] |
Train
| Station | Line | time |
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| Izumigo Station | Suigun Line | 60 minutes on foot |
In popular culture
The last episode of the TV drama Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World was filmed at Fukushima Airport in 2004.[12]
