Jitsumi International Airport

Jitsumi International Airport (IATA: NNJ, ICAO: RMNJ) is located in Suahu city ward in Nawako, Coulla. It is the busiest airport in Coulla by aircraft movements, with non-stop flights daily to Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, and most of East and Southeast Asia, North America, Polynesia, Europe, South America, and other airports within Coulla, although it is primarily used for international transport, Tatsumi International Airport being the main one for domestic flights. The airport has won several "best airport" awards, and is home to the largest main terminal in all of Asia. It is the home hub of Air Coulla, and a major hub for Japan Air Lines.

History

In 1924, Nawako's Hiana Airfield was upgraded to a national airport by adding a single paved runway to the eastern area of the airport. It soon became the largest airport in Coulla when a second runway was added, and became an international airport in 1947, when it started accepting flights from Japan, Thailand and North America. In 1976, it became known as Jitsumi International Airport.

Gateway

As the largest airport in Asia, Jitsumi International Airport is a primary gateway to Coulla and Asia. Coulla, having close ties with Hypertrophy, Japan and Thailand, makes Jitsumi International Airport a major gateway to these countries.

Terminals

Jitsumi International Airport has four terminals. The first one is the international terminal, which is notably home to several Air Coulla, Japan Air Lines and Empress Air aircraft, and is home to about 40 gates. The second terminal is the domestic terminal, which is home to only 12 gates, due to Tatsumi International Airport of Nawako being a mainly domestic airport. The next terminal is the cargo terminal, which is used primarily by FedEx and UPS, and is home to a large freight truck depot. The last terminal is officially named the "South Terminal", and is used primarily by prop planes and regional aircraft. Most of the South Terminal is used by TransC, Air Coulla's regional division, and other small airlines such as the sightseeing company PanoNawako Airplanes, and Juhiko Helicopters.

Transportation

The airport is home to a large Skytrain station, operated by MaeMetro, and a fairly large subway station. C-Bus, a large travel bus company, operates daily service to downtown Nawako, and the airport is home to a large short-term and long-term parking complex. Juhiko Helicopters also operates daily non-stop flights to Tatsumi International Airport and Nawako Heli-Port in downtown Nawako.

Operation Yellow Ribbon

Due to the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, Jitsumi International Airport had no choice but to close all flights to the United States until September 20, 2001, which was incredibly inconvenient for the citizens of Coulla, due to the major business connections between the United States and Coulla.

Incidents

• On September 12, 1989, an Air Canada Boeing 767-300 inbound to Tesuryioku from Vancouver crash-landed on runway 18L after losing power over Nawako Bay. 7 people and one pilot were seriously injured, no-one died.
• On January 9, 2006, a Cessna 172A crashed into a nearby building in Suahu ward, Nawako, after taking off from runway 8. No one was seriously injured, and no one died.

References

1. Nawako Airports Authority
2. Jitsumi International Airport official website
3. Coullan Government official website
4. Confederacy of Free Regions
5. Confederacy of Free Regions main wiki page