# Gifu Airport (QGU)

> Gifu, JP · IATA: QGU · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `QGU` |
| City | Gifu |
| Country | JP |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 39 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 35.39410, 136.86999 |

## Description

Test hangars, a Kawasaki Heavy Industries aircraft plant on the fence line and JASDF flight-test facilities define Gifu Airfield (QGU) near Kakamigahara — infrastructure built for development flying, not for trade. Opened in 1917, it is regarded as Japan's oldest airfield still in use, and it remains under Japan Air Self-Defense Force control. There are no scheduled services, no cargo terminal, no bonded warehouse and no handling agents available to forwarders. Air freight from Gifu prefecture and the greater Nagoya area moves through Chubu Centrair (NGO), which handled about 139,400 tonnes in fiscal 2024/25 and specialises in high-value manufactured goods, while Nagoya Komaki (NKM) covers mainly domestic and business aviation. The traffic reflects the Chubu region's automotive and aerospace supplier base, whose exports leave via NGO and the seaport of Nagoya; a truck from Kakamigahara to Centrair needs roughly an hour and a half depending on traffic. For shippers, Gifu is a point on the map, and NGO is the airport that actually moves the freight.

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