Miyazaki Airport 宮崎空港 Miyazaki Kūkō
IATA: KMI ICAO: RJFM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Serves	Miyazaki Prefecture
Elevation AMSL	19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	31°52′38″N 131°26′55″E / 31.87722°N 131.44861°E / 31.87722; 131.44861Coordinates: 31°52′38″N 131°26′55″E / 31.87722°N 131.44861°E / 31.87722; 131.44861
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 2,500 8,202 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 2,976,563 Cargo (metric tonnes) 8,516 Aircraft movement 42,045
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

Miyazaki Airport interior

Miyazaki Airport (宮崎空港, Miyazaki Kūkō) (IATA: KMI, ICAO: RJFM), also known as Miyazaki Bougainvillea Airport, is an international airport located 3.2 km (2.0 mi) south southeast^[2] of Miyazaki, a city in the Miyazaki Prefecture of Japan.

The second floor has the head office of Solaseed Air.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Access

The airport is connected to various locations by bus and taxi. Also, there is a railway line, the Miyazaki Kūkō Line, which connects the airport with the city center of Miyazaki and northern cities of the prefecture.

History

The airport opened in 1943 as an Imperial Japanese Navy base during World War II, and was a major base for "kamikaze" units beginning in February 1945, sending a total of 47 aircraft on suicide missions during operations such as the Battle of Okinawa.^[6]

In October 1969, All Nippon Airways Flight 104 overran a runway at Miyazaki Airport by 132 metres. All four crew and 49 passengers survived.^[7]