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.