Airports / Japan / KMJ
Kumamoto Airport
RJFT / KMJKumamoto, JapanELEV 642 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kumamoto Airport (RJFT / KMJ) is a large commercial airport serving Kumamoto, Japan. The airport sits 642 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KMJ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG, 34 nm), Amakusa Airport (AXJ, 41 nm), and Nagasaki Airport (NGS, 48 nm).
Charter pricing from KMJ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kumamoto.
Field capability
ICAO
RJFT
IATA
KMJ
FAA / Local
RJFT
Elevation
642 ft
Coordinates
32.8373° N · 130.8550° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Japan fields
state range 6–2,182 ft
At 642 ft, KMJ sits higher than 91% of the 107 Japan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 34nmHSGKyushu Saga International AirportSaga
- 41nmAXJAmakusa AirportAmakusa
- 48nmNGSNagasaki AirportNagasaki
- 49nmFUKFukuoka AirportFukuoka
- 52nmRJFZJASDF Tsuiki Air BaseTsuiki
- 59nmOITOita AirportOita
Location
Open the full mapRJFT · Kumamoto Airport · Kumamoto, Japan