Mt Sakurajima Kagoshima airport view from the control

Mt Sakurajima & Kagoshima airport view from the control tower (26 Apr ’ 10)

Kagoshima Airport VOR/DME Final approach fix at 3, 100 ft Distance ; 25 km Direction 200ﾟ ILS R/W 34 Final approach fix at 3, 100 ft Mt Sakurajima Location of Kagoshima airport & Mt Sakurajima

Number of Volcanic eruption at Mt Sakurajima latest 5 years Japan Met Ofc

Number of Volcanic eruption at Mt Sakurajima in a year Calendar year 2009 ７ ８ ９ 10 11 12 Total １ ２ ３ ４ ５ ６ 1 15 23 41 1 13 55 53 55 102 72 117 548 Adjacent one year 2009 ７ 2010 ８ ９ 10 11 12 １ ２ ３ ４ ５ ６ Total 55 53 55 102 72 117 131 120 121 100 31 99 1, 056

Number of days of occurrence wind direction between 180゜to 200゜ (1999 -2008)

Magnified volcanic ash 5 Nov ’ 09 at the airport 1 ㎜ ; line width 0. 1㎜

Time line Information flow of volcanic activity Eruption 15: 37 ( e. g. 27 May ’ 10 ) 15: 40 VA WX Observation office Report CAB 15: 46 15: 48 15: 49 VA Advisory ATIS 15: 55 15: 58 SIGMET NOTAM AEIS

Hight of the volcanic ash column Through Apr ’ 09 to Mar ‘ 10 Altitude reaching Number of occurrences

Viewability of marking sign

Number of aircrafts deviated from the volcanic ash Total 360 aircrafts (121 eruptions) Total 251 aircrafts (100 eruptions)

RNAV R/W 16 Kagoshima Airport VOR/A flow h s A Mt Sakurajima Deviation from the ash when visibility more than 3, 200 m

Kagoshima Airport 10, 000 ft+ Mt Sakurajima SID for R/W 34

Kagoshima Airport 7 -8, 000 ft Mt Sakurajima SID for R/W 16

Road sweeper collects ash Fire car wash away and settled

Type of road sweeper Recirculating air Tｙｐｅ ; Adapted at Kagoshima airport Dust separator Broom Type ; Using in the Kagoshima city Main brush Vacuum Suction Type ; Most typical & last used

Correcting to the manual Doc#9691 Term 2. 3. 2 is explained about Mt Sakurajima in Japan Sentence is････while the eruptions are often of an explosive type, accompanied by explosion earthquakes and atmospheric shock waves, the usually only last a few hours with columns reach in a maximum height of 3 km. Comment is; climbing velocity of the column is 10 to 20 m/s, so it can reach to 3, 000 m in a few minutes.

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