Komatsu Airport 小松飛行場 Komatsu Hikōjō
IATA:KMQ ICAO:RJNK
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	Ishikawa Prefecture /JASDF
Serves	Ishikawa Prefecture and NorthernFukui Prefecture
Location	Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan
Elevation AMSL	22 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	36°23′38″N136°24′27″E / 36.39389°N 136.40750°E /36.39389; 136.40750
Website	Komatsu Airport
Map
KMQ/RJNK Location in Ishikawa Prefecture Show map of Ishikawa Prefecture KMQ/RJNK Location in Japan Show map of Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 2,700 8,858 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 1,844,117 Cargo (metric tonnes) 14,482 Aircraft movement 17,750
Source: JapaneseMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

Komatsu Airport (小松飛行場,Komatsu Hikōjō) (IATA:KMQ,ICAO:RJNK) is aninternational airport located 4.2 km (2.6 mi) west southwest ofKomatsu Station^[2] in the city ofKomatsu,Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest airport in theHokuriku region and serves the southern portion ofIshikawa Prefecture including the capital ofKanazawa (which has its IATA city codeQKW), as well asFukui and the northern portion ofFukui Prefecture.

TheJapan Air Self-Defense ForceKomatsu Base (小松基地Komatsu Kichi) shares the runway with civil aviation; the inland-side taxiway is used by the JASDF and the sea-side one by civilian flights. The base hosts a Kōkū-sai (air festival) every September, featuring demo flights byfighter andrescue aircraft as well as theBlue Impulse acrobat flight team. It often hosts technical competitions of the JASDF. The "Airspace G" is a large training airspace over theSea of Japan to the north of the base.

The airport has a single passenger terminal building serving domestic and international flights. Its international cargo terminal, known as HIACT (Hokuriku International Air Cargo Terminal), is owned by a consortium of government and corporate entities and aims to serve as an international distribution center for cargo from Europe and other continents.^[3] Its runway surface was upgraded in late 2006 to enable non-stopfreighter flights to and from Europe and North America.

The airport was originally a base of theImperial Japanese Navy duringWorld War II. Construction of the first 1,500 m (4,921 ft) east-west and 1,700 m (5,577 ft) north–south runways was completed in 1944. TheUnited States Armed Forces took over the base at the end of the war in 1945 and used the site as a radar facility. The airport saw irregular service to Osaka and Nagoya starting in 1955.^[4]

The base was handed over to theJapan Air Self-Defense Force in 1958 and designated as a jet fighter base in 1960. Komatsu Base was formally inaugurated in 1961. Scheduled service to Osaka and Nagoya began in 1962, usingDouglas DC-3 aircraft, followed byFokker F.27 service to Tokyo in 1963. The airport's first international service was a charter flight from Hong Kong in 1973.^[4]

Ishikawa Prefecture set aside funds for an airport promotion committee in 2012 amid expectations that the opening of theHokuriku Shinkansen in 2015 would impact traffic on the Komatsu-Tokyo route.^[5]

• 1960 The runway was extended to 2,400 m (7,874 ft). Designated as a shared airport for defense and civil.
• 1964 The runway was extended to 2,700 m (8,858 ft) to introduceF-104J.
• 1973 Jet service began withBoeing 737s.
• 1979 International scheduled service toSeoul began.
• 1980B747s were introduced to Komatsu Airport, for flights toTokyo
• 1981 The new domestic terminal complete.
• 1984 The new international terminal complete.
• 1994 HIACT (International Cargo Building) complete. Designated as a Free Access Zone.
• 1994Cargolux began international scheduled freight service betweenLuxembourg.
• 2002 The new HIACT terminal complete.
• 2004 The newcontrol tower began operations.
• 2005 The temporary runway began operation.
• 2006 Upgrading of the permanent runway complete. Operations switched to the permanent runway.
• 2007 USAF F-15C, C-17 came for JASDF joint training.
• 2007 A new domestic cargo building opens.

Komatsu is the onlyfighter base on theSea of Japan coast. The following JASDF units are stationed at Komatsu:^[15]

• 6th Air Wing (第6航空団)
  • 303rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ)(Kawasaki T-4)(Mitsubishi F-35A)
  • 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ)(Kawasaki T-4)
• Tactical Fighter Training Group
• Central Air Civil Engineering Group, 2nd Squadron (中部航空施設隊第2作業隊)
• Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron (小松救難隊) –UH-60J andU-125A aircraft
• Komatsu Air Traffic Control Squadron (小松管制隊)
• Komatsu Weather Squadron (小松気象隊)
• Komatsu Regional Air Police Squadron (小松地方警務隊) – responsible for criminal investigations of JASDF personnel inIshikawa Prefecture,Toyama Prefecture andFukui Prefecture

• Komatsu Airport Office, Ōsaka Air Transportation Bureau.
• Komatsu Office, Air Transportation Security Association.
• Fire and Disaster Mitigation Office, Ishikawa Prefectural Government.
  • Equipped withBell 412EP fire and disaster mitigationhelicopter "Hakusan".
• Komatsu Operations Office,Nakanihon Air Service
  • A helicopter is based here.

The airport is located near theHokuriku Expressway. Scheduled bus service is available toKanazawa Station (40 minutes),Komatsu Station (15 minutes) andFukui Station (1 hour).^[16]

Media related toKomatsu Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Komatsu Airport
• (in Japanese)Hokuriku International AirCargo Terminal
• (in Japanese)JASDF Komatsu Base
• Komatsu Airport Guide fromJapan Airlines
• Current weather for RJNK atNOAA/NWS
• Accident history for KMQ atAviation Safety Network

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• 1944 establishments in Japan
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• Transport buildings and structures in Ishikawa Prefecture
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