What is Fukuoka Airport?
[[File:Gates1to6atFukuokaAirportTerminal3Apron.JPG|thumb|right|Fukuoka Airport]] {{nihongo|'''Fukuoka Airport'''|福岡空港|Fukuoka Kūkō}} {{Airport codes|FUK|RJFF}}, formerly known as '''Itazuke Air Base''', is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[airport]] in [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]]. The airport is in [[Hakata, Fukuoka|Hakata]], which is south-east of the city center. No other airport in Japan is so close to the central part of the city as Fukuoka Airport.<ref>Fukuoka/Hakata Tourist Information Site, [http://yokanavi.com/eg/landmark/index/48 Fukuoka International Airport]. Retrieved 2011-1-20.</ref> Fukuoka is officially a second class airport.<ref>[http://www.fuk-ab.co.jp/english/airport/airport.html About Fukuoka Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930233652/http://www.fuk-ab.co.jp/english/airport/airport.html |date=2009-09-30 }}. Retrieved 2012-1-20.</ref> It is operating at full capacity, and cannot be further expanded. Fukuoka Airport is the fourth busiest passenger airport in Japan. == Related pages == * [[List of airports in Japan]] ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commons category-inline|Fukuoka Airport}} *[http://www.fuk-ab.co.jp/english/frame_index.html Fukuoka Airport website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716153038/http://www.fuk-ab.co.jp/english/frame_index.html |date=2006-07-16 }} {{Japan-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fukuoka Airport}} [[Category:Airports in Japan]] [[Category:Fukuoka Prefecture]]