Tokushima Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Tokushima Airport
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nativename-a = 徳島飛行場
nativename-r = Tokushima Hikōjō


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IATA = Public (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
ICAO = Tokushima, Japan
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operator = Ministry of Defense
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r1-number = 11/29
r1-length-f = 8,200
r1-length-m = 2,500
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nihongo|Tokushima Airport|徳島飛行場|Tokushima Hikōjō airport codes|TKS|RJOS is an airport in Matsushige, Tokushima, Japan, near the city of Tokushima.

In addition to scheduled passenger operations, the airport is the base of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force training fleet of Beechcraft King Air and UH-60 aircraft. As a result, it is the busiest airport in Shikoku by aircraft operations, with around 15,000 takeoffs and landings each year.

History

Tokushima Airport opened as an Imperial Japanese Navy air base in 1941.

The current runway was completed in 1987; it is currently being extended to 2,500 m, with projected completion in 2007.

In previous years, the airport has had scheduled service to Kagoshima (1997-98), Kansai (briefly in 2000), and Osaka/Itami (until 2003). There are currently 12 scheduled flights per day.

On April 13th, 2006, Skymark Airlines discontinued its flights to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) leaving Japan Airlines as the sole carrier to Tokyo. In response to Skymark's exit, Japan Airlines increased the number of flights between the two cities.

Airlines and destinations

* All Nippon Airways
**Air Central dba All Nippon Airways (Nagoya Centrair)
* Japan Air Commuter (Fukuoka)
* Japan Airlines (Sapporo Chitose [summer only] , Tokyo Haneda)

External links

* [http://www.tokushima-airport.co.jp/english/index.html Airport website] (English)
* [http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/kamikaze/museums/tokushima/index.htm Tokushima Air Base Museum]