is an airport located east-northeast of Amami, a city on Amami Ōshima (Amami Island) in the Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan.AIS Japan
History Amami Airport was opened as on June 1, 1964, with a 1240-meter runway about 2 kilometers southwest of its current position."Amami-Oshima Airport." Japan Airlines. June 29, 2006. Retrieved on May 25, 2009. A new airport with a runway of 2000 meters to accept jet aircraft was opened at its current location on July 10, 1988, at which time the former airport was closed. The remnants of the old airport can still be seen via satellite images and many parts of the former airport has since become a park.
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Amami Airport (Kagoshima Prefecture) Amami Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
Accident history for ASJ at Aviation Safety Network