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Fukui Airport 福井空港 Fukui Kūkō | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Fukui Prefecture | ||||||||||
| Location | Sakai, Fukui, Japan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°08′34″N136°13′26″E / 36.14278°N 136.22389°E /36.14278; 136.22389 | ||||||||||
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| Source: JapaneseAIP atAIS Japan[1] JapaneseMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[2] | |||||||||||
Fukui Airport (福井空港,Fukui Kūkō) (IATA:FKJ,ICAO:RJNF) is a public aerodrome located 5.0 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north[1] ofFukui Station in the city ofSakai,Fukui Prefecture,Japan. It is also referred to asHarue Airport (春江空港,Harue Kūkō) from its location in the former town ofHarue.
Work began on Fukui Airport in 1964, and the airport was opened in 1966, withAll Nippon Airways (ANA) proving regularly scheduled services using aFokker F-27 toHaneda Airport inTokyo, with flights once or twice a day. TheNAMC YS-11 replaced the F-27 on this route from April 1, 1972. However, the airport suffered from competition by nearbyKomatsu Airport, whose longer runway could accommodate jet aircraft. Services between Fukui andNagoya commenced from December 1, 1974 but all scheduled commercial flights were discontinued due to lack of passengers from March 1976. In 1985, the Fukui Prefectural government announced a plan to lengthen the runway at Fukui Airport to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), and despite strong local opposition, a budget for the expansion was secured in the nation's 1986 Fifth Airport Improvement Budget. Local opposition remained strong, and improved bus and train connections to Komaki Airport resulted in less and less passengers to Fukui Airport. In 2001, the runway expansion project was shelved, and in June 2003 was cancelled in favour of pushing for completion of theHokuriku Shinkansen high speed train. From October 2006, flight operations at Fukui Airport were transferred to the jurisdiction of theChubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya.
Fukui Airport is currently used primarily forgeneral aviation, and the aviation department of many universities conduct training operations here. Also, the airport is a center forglider sports, with a glider competition held annually. The Fukui Prefectural Police operates aEurocopter EC135 and the Fukui Prefectural Fire Department operates aMBB/Kawasaki BK 117 from Fukui Airport.
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