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{{Short description|Airport in Ehime, Japan}}
{{Distinguish|Taipei Songshan Airport}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Matsuyama Airport
| nativename-a = {{nobold|{{Nihongo2|松山空港}}}}
| nativename-r = <small>{{transltransliteration|ja|Matsuyama kūkō}}</small>
| image = Matsuyama Airport Terminal Bldg 20090807-001.jpg
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[[File:Matsuyama Airport(MYJ)2.JPG|thumb|View of Matsuyama Airport]]
{{nihongo|'''Matsuyama Airport'''|松山空港|Matsuyama kūkō}} {{airport codes|MYJ|RJOM}} is an airport located {{Convert|3|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} west -southwest<ref name="AIP">[https://aisjapan.mlit.go.jp/ AIS Japan] {{webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160517110850/https://aisjapan.mlit.go.jp/ |date=17 May 2016 }}</ref> of the center of [[Matsuyama]], [[Ehime Prefecture]], [[Japan]].
The airport was built on the coastline facing the [[Seto Inland Sea]]. In 2018, the airport had approximately 3.2 million passengers, the busiest in the [[Chūgoku region|Chugoku]]-[[Shikoku]] region, surpassing [[Hiroshima Airport]].
 
==History==
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Charter flights between Matsuyama Airport and [[Songshan Airport|Taipei Songshan Airport]] were expected to be resumed in February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Songshan, Matsuyama airports eyeing resumption of charter flights - Focus Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202212210026 |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=Focus Taiwan - CNA English News |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
===Accidents and incidents===
 
* On 13 November 1966, [[All Nippon Airways Flight 533]] crashed in the sea just a few miles away from the airport, killing all 50 people on board. The cause was never determined. Because of this event, airport authorities across the country started planning runway extension projects and installation of aeronautical navigation systems including an [[Instrument landing system|ILS]] at every Japanese airport.
*On 26 October 2013, a small propeller aircraft inbound from [[Kikai Airport]] crash-landed on the runway at around 6:30&nbsp;p.m., forcing a temporary closure of the airport.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=ja:松山空港で小型機着陸失敗、滑走路を閉鎖 けが人なし|url=http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG2603I_W3A021C1CC1000/|access-date=28 October 2013|newspaper=共同通信|language= ja|date=27 October 2013}}</ref>
 
==Airlines and destinations==
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{{Airport-dest-list
| [[Air Busan]] | [[Gimhae International Airport|Busan]] (begins 10 November 2023)
| [[All Nippon Airways]] | [[HanedaChubu Centrair International Airport|Tokyo-HanedaNagoya–Centrair]], [[ItamiNaha Airport|Osaka-ItamiNaha]], [[Chubu Centrair InternationalItami Airport|Nagoya-ChubuOsaka–Itami]], [[NahaHaneda Airport|OkinawaTokyo–Haneda]]
| [[EVA Air]] | [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=EVA Air Resumes Regular Taipei – Matsuyama Service From March 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231205-brmar24myj |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref>
|[[Hunnu Air]]|'''Charter:'''[[Chinggis Khaan International Airport|Ulaanbaatar]]
| [[Japan Airlines]] | [[HanedaFukuoka Airport|Tokyo-HanedaFukuoka]], [[ItamiKagoshima Airport|Osaka-ItamiKagoshima]], [[FukuokaItami Airport|FukuokaOsaka–Itami]], [[KagoshimaHaneda Airport|KagoshimaTokyo–Haneda]]
| [[Jeju Air]] | [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul-IncheonSeoul–Incheon]]
| [[Jetstar Japan]] | [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo-NaritaTokyo–Narita]]
| [[HunnuVietJet Air]] | '''Charter:''' [[ChinggisDa KhaanNang International Airport|UlaanbaatarDa Nang]]
}}
 
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{{Portal|Aviation}}
===Accidents and incidents===
* On 13 November 1966, [[All Nippon Airways Flight 533]] crashed in the sea just a few miles away from the airport, killing all 50 people on board. The cause was never determined. Because of this event, airport authorities across the country started planning runway extension projects and installation of aeronautical navigation systems including an [[Instrument landing system|ILS]] at every Japanese airport.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
*On 26 October 2013, a small propeller aircraft inbound from [[Kikai Airport]] crash-landed on the runway at around 6:30&nbsp;p.m., forcing a temporary closure of the airport.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=ja:松山空港で小型機着陸失敗、滑走路を閉鎖 けが人なし|url=http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG2603I_W3A021C1CC1000/|access-date=28 October 2013|newspaper=共同通信|language= ja|date=27 October 2013}}</ref>
 
==References==
{{Commons category|Matsuyama Airport}}
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==External links==
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