NGS · Nagasaki, Japan
Nagasaki Airport.
--:--:-- · JST (UTC+09:00) · 32.9169° N, 129.9140° E
Nagasaki Airport
Airport in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for NGS
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5573; ident RJFU; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
nagasaki-airport.jp
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Nagasaki Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
NGS / RJFU
OurAirports ident
RJFU
GPS / local code
RJFU
ISO region
JP-42
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
nagasaki-airport.jp
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q133796
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--JST · UTC+09:00
Time zone
JST
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
74 km
Approximate distance to central Nagasaki.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Tokyo
Languages
Japanese
Currency
JPY (¥)
Country area
377,930 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
9,840 ft / 2,999 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1975 · Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Owner / entity
Q133796
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Nagasaki Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Nagasaki, Japan. Nagasaki's built-up core sits roughly 74 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00, JST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Nagasaki Airport (NGS / RJFU) is at 32.9169° N, 129.9140° E, elevation 15 ft (5 m), serving Nagasaki, Japan.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Nagasaki is in Japan (capital Tokyo); regulated by Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB); on Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00); working languages: Japanese; currency: JPY (¥).
Distance from central Nagasaki: 74 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for NGS.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Nagasaki Airport (NGS / RJFU)
Nagasaki Airport · Airport in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Source identifiers
RJFU · RJFU · JP-42
nagasaki-airport.jp · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Name or history cue
The airport was the first airport in the world to be built on the ocean, using an existing small island located in the center of Ōmura Bay, with land areas that were fully reclaimed.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Ōmura
omura · 3.8 km from NGS
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 95,397 · city coordinates 32.9214, 129.9539
2. Togitsu
togitsu · 11 km from NGS
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 30,084 · city coordinates 32.8333, 129.8500
3. Obita
obita · 12 km from NGS
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 45,293 · city coordinates 32.8167, 129.8833
4. Isahaya
isahaya · 15 km from NGS
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 135,546 · city coordinates 32.8411, 130.0431
5. Nagasaki
nagasaki · 19 km from NGS
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 409,118 · city coordinates 32.7500, 129.8833
6. Saikai
saikai · 23 km from NGS
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 26,275 · city coordinates 32.9839, 129.6809
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. HSG RJFS
Kyushu Saga International Airport · Saga
44 km from NGS · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 6 ft (2 m) · airport coordinates 33.1497, 130.3020
2. KMJ RJFT
Kumamoto Airport · Kumamoto
88 km from NGS · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 642 ft (196 m) · airport coordinates 32.8373, 130.8550
3. FUK RJFF
Fukuoka Airport · Fukuoka
90 km from NGS · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 32 ft (10 m) · airport coordinates 33.5859, 130.4510
4. KKJ RJFR
Kitakyushu Airport · Kitakyushu
147 km from NGS · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 21 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates 33.8459, 131.0350
5. PUS RKPK
Gimhae International Airport · Busan
267 km from NGS · Asia/Seoul · +0h · elevation 6 ft (2 m) · airport coordinates 35.1795, 128.9380
Route-time reference set
1. NGS-KMJ
Kumamoto · 88 km · 57m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from NGS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. NGS-FUK
Fukuoka · 90 km · 57m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from NGS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. NGS-KKJ
Kitakyushu · 147 km · 1h 1m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from NGS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. NGS-PUS
Busan · 267 km · 1h 10m
Asia/Seoul · +0h from NGS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,840 ft / 2,999 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for NGS.
Runway identifiers
14/32
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. HSG RJFS
Kyushu Saga International Airport · Saga · 44 km from NGS
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 6 ft (2 m) · 33.1497, 130.3020
2. KMJ RJFT
Kumamoto Airport · Kumamoto · 88 km from NGS
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 642 ft (196 m) · 32.8373, 130.8550
3. FUK RJFF
Fukuoka Airport · Fukuoka · 90 km from NGS
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 32 ft (10 m) · 33.5859, 130.4510
4. KKJ RJFR
Kitakyushu Airport · Kitakyushu · 147 km from NGS
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 21 ft (6 m) · 33.8459, 131.0350
5. MYJ RJOM
Matsuyama Airport · Matsuyama · 278 km from NGS
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 25 ft (8 m) · 33.8269, 132.7001
6. HIJ RJOA
Hiroshima Airport · Hiroshima · 325 km from NGS
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 1,088 ft (332 m) · 34.4361, 132.9190
Country and authority
NGS sits in Japan (Japan), whose capital is Tokyo. Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Asia, Eastern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Japanese. Currency context: JPY (¥). NGS is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Name or history cue: The airport was the first airport in the world to be built on the ocean, using an existing small island located in the center of Ōmura Bay, with land areas that were fully reclaimed.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q133796 · Nagasaki Airport. Administrative area: Ōmura-shi · Kyūshū proportional representation block. Named after: Nagasaki. Entity official-site cross-check: nagasaki-airport.jp
Field and clock profile
Nagasaki Airport is a near sea-level field at 15 ft (5 m), positioned at 32.9169° N, 129.9140° E in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,840 ft / 2,999 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Ōmura is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.8 km. HSG Saga is the closest retained airport alternative at 44 km.
Country airport peers
NGS is compared with HSG Saga at 44 km, KMJ Kumamoto at 88 km, FUK Fukuoka at 90 km, KKJ Kitakyushu at 147 km, MYJ Matsuyama at 278 km inside the retained Japan airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
NGS-KMJ Kumamoto: 88 km, about 57m, +0h. NGS-FUK Fukuoka: 90 km, about 57m, +0h. NGS-KKJ Kitakyushu: 147 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. NGS-PUS Busan: 267 km, about 1h 10m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident RJFU backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. nagasaki-airport.jp is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 9,840 ft / 2,999 m
Runway identifiers
14/32
OurAirports classifies NGS as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
NGS (RJFU) is a near sea-level field at 15 ft (5 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
NGS sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
NGS's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,840 ft / 2,999 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for NGS.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at nagasaki-airport.jp, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for NGS
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
NGS uses Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Nagasaki Airport is about 74 km from central Nagasaki; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
HSG Saga is the closest retained alternate at 44 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
nagasaki-airport.jp is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place NGS inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
NGS ranks #13 in the curated Japan airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 18 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
NGS shares Asia/Tokyo with CTS Sapporo JP · FUK Fukuoka JP · HIJ Hiroshima JP · HND Tokyo JP · HSG Saga JP · ITM Osaka JP. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
NGS is 15 ft (5 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DCA 15 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · MCY 15 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · NGO 15 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · SDJ 15 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · AZI 16 ft (5 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
NGS's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are HSG 44 km +0h · KMJ 88 km +0h · FUK 90 km +0h · KKJ 147 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumamoto | KMJ | 88 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Fukuoka | FUK | 90 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Kitakyushu | KKJ | 147 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Busan | PUS | 267 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
NGS to KMJ
Kumamoto
Distance 88 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Asia/Tokyo is +0h from NGS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
NGS to FUK
Fukuoka
Distance 90 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Asia/Tokyo is +0h from NGS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
NGS to KKJ
Kitakyushu
Distance 147 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone Asia/Tokyo is +0h from NGS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Nagasaki, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Kumamoto is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Nagasaki Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from NGS, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Ōmura
omura · 3.8 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Togitsu
togitsu · 11 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Obita
obita · 12 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Isahaya
isahaya · 15 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nagasaki
nagasaki · 19 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Saikai
saikai · 23 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ureshinomachi-shimojuku
ureshinomachi-shimojuku · 23 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kashima
kashima · 27 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Arita
arita · 30 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Takeo
takeo · 32 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sasebo
sasebo · 33 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Unzen
unzen · 35 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Nagasaki Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Kumamoto (KMJ), Fukuoka (FUK), Kitakyushu (KKJ). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 9,840 ft / 2,999 m; identifiers 14/32.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1975.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from NGS. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Kyushu Saga International AirportHSG
Saga · large airport
- Distance
- 44 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 6 ft (2 m)
Compare against HSG when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kumamoto AirportKMJ
Kumamoto · large airport
- Distance
- 88 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 642 ft (196 m)
Compare against KMJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Fukuoka AirportFUK
Fukuoka · large airport
- Distance
- 90 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 32 ft (10 m)
Compare against FUK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kitakyushu AirportKKJ
Kitakyushu · large airport
- Distance
- 147 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 21 ft (6 m)
Compare against KKJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Gimhae International AirportPUS
Busan · large airport
- Distance
- 267 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 6 ft (2 m)
Compare against PUS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Nagasaki Airport (NGS) in?▾
Nagasaki Airport is in the Asia/Tokyo timezone (UTC+09:00, JST).
What are the codes for Nagasaki Airport?▾
Nagasaki Airport uses IATA code NGS and ICAO code RJFU.
Where is Nagasaki Airport located?▾
Nagasaki Airport is located in Nagasaki, Japan at coordinates 32.9169° N, 129.9140° E, with an elevation of 15 ft (5 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Nagasaki Airport from central Nagasaki?▾
Nagasaki Airport sits roughly 74 km from the nearest mapped city center for Nagasaki.
Which route reference is most useful from NGS?▾
Kumamoto (KMJ) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 57m, destination timezone Asia/Tokyo, and a +0h difference from NGS.
Which authority regulates NGS?▾
Nagasaki Airport sits inside Japan, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB).
What other airports in Japan are close peers to NGS?▾
NGS's curated peers in Japan on this site include HSG Saga, KMJ Kumamoto, FUK Fukuoka, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Nagasaki Airport have?▾
Nagasaki Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,840 ft / 2,999 m; identifiers include 14/32.