Tsushima Airport
Airport
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Tsushima Airport (対馬空港) (IATA: TSJ, ICAO: RJDT) is an airport located 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast[2] Tsushima, a city in the Nagasaki Prefecture of Japan. It is also known as Tsushima Yamaneko Airport (対馬やまねこ空港).
AirporttypePublic
OperatorNagasaki Prefecture (airfield); Tsushima Airport Terminal Building Co., Ltd. (terminal)
ElevationAMSL207 ft (63 m)
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Nagasaki Prefecture (airfield); Tsushima Airport Terminal Building Co., Ltd. (terminal) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tsushima, Japan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 207 ft (63 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°17′06″N 129°19′50″E | ||||||||||
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| Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] | |||||||||||
History
The airport opened in 1975 on a site created by leveling a small mountain.[3]
In 2003, a small propeller training aircraft used by Sojo University crashed on approach to Tsushima, killing three occupants.[4]
Oriental Air Bridge operates scheduled flights to and from the airport using its fleet of ATR 42 and Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft with flights to Fukuoka and Nagasaki.[5] The airport has also been served by Korea Express Air turboprop service from Seoul Gimpo and Daegu in the past.[6]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Oriental Air Bridge | Fukuoka, Nagasaki |
