Komatsu Airport - History

History

  • 1943 Construction begins as the airport for the Japanese Imperial Navy Maizuru headquarters.
  • 1944 Construction complete. with east-west 1,500 m (4,921 ft) and north-south 1,700 m (5,577 ft).
  • November 1945 Annexed by United States of America and became an auxially radar base.
  • 1955 Non-scheduled routes serving to Osaka by Nippon Helicopter Yuso (currently All Nippon Airways).
  • February 1958 Returned from the United States.
  • 1960 The runway was extended to 2,400 m (7,874 ft). Designated as a shared airport for defense and civil.
  • February 1961 JASDF Komatsu Base was opened.
  • 1962 Scheduled civil service began.
  • 1964 The runway was extended to 2,700 m (8,858 ft) to introduce F-104J.
  • 1973 Jet service began with Boeing 737s.
  • 1979 International scheduled service to Seoul began.
  • 1980 B747s were introduced to Tokyo
  • 1981 The new domestic terminal complete.
  • 1984 The new international terminal complete.
  • 1994 HIACT（International Cargo Building）complete. Designated as a Free Access Zone.
  • 1994 Cargolux began international scheduled freight service between Luxembourg.
  • 2002 The new HIACT termial complete.
  • 2004 The new control 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.

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