, previously called until 2005, was a small airport in Kokura Minami-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan. There used to be four flights to and from Tokyo Haneda every day. The runway was long, so although large-sized jets (namely the Boeing 767 and Airbus A330) could not use the airfield, mid-sized aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 could, albeit with a reduced payload. It is now commonly referred to as Kokura, its location, to distinguish it from the New Kitakyushu Airport (renamed Kitakyushu Airport in 2008), an offshore airport built on a man-made island in Suo nada, the most westerly part of the Seto Inland Sea. The new airport opened in March 2006, taking over the old airport codes . The final scheduled flight from the airport was an MD-87 to Haneda Airport with the final flight was the CRJ-200 to Komaki Airport left before midnight of 16 March 2006. As of 2013, the former airport is one of the potential sites for new JASDF facilities as part of an ongoing defense buildup. Airports in Japan Transport in Fukuoka Prefecture Defunct airports in Japan Buildings and structures in Fukuoka Prefecture Airports established in 1944 Airports disestablished in 2006 1944 establishments in Japan 2006 disestablishments in Japan