Akita Airport
Akita Airport 秋田空港 Akita Kūkō | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Akita Prefecture | ||||||||||
Serves | Akita, Akita, Japan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 305 ft / 93 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°36′56″N 140°13′07″E / 39.61556°N 140.21861°ECoordinates: 39°36′56″N 140°13′07″E / 39.61556°N 140.21861°E | ||||||||||
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RJSK Location in Japan | |||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] |
Akita Airport (秋田空港, Akita Kūkō) (IATA: AXT, ICAO: RJSK), is a regional/second class airport located 14 km (8.7 mi) southeast of Akita Station[2] in the city of Akita, in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
History[]
Akita Airport was originally opened on October 1, 1961, on the Omonogawa coast of the Sea of Japan approximately 20 kilometers southeast of the center of Akita City. The airport has a 1200-meter runway, which was extended to 1500 meters in 1967 and 1625 meters in 1969, but was adversely affected by crosswinds, and by the television transmission antennas of 123-meter Mount Omoriyama adjacent to the site.
The current Akita Airport was opened at its present location on June 26, 1981, and was the first civilian airport in the Tōhoku region of Japan to have a 2500-meter runway. In 1985, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force established a search and rescue unit based at Akita Airport. As of 2016 it is equipped with UH-60J and U-125A aircraft.[3] An international terminal was established on July 5, 1993, beginning scheduled flights to South Korea.
Airlines and destinations[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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All Nippon Airways | Tokyo–Haneda |
All Nippon Airways operated by ANA Wings | Nagoya–Centrair, Osaka–Itami, Sapporo–Chitose |
Japan Airlines | Tokyo–Haneda Charter: Osaka–Kansai |
Japan Airlines operated by J-Air | Osaka–Itami, Sapporo–Chitose |
Korean Air | Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon |
Gallery[]
Control tower
International terminal
Multistory parking garage
Apron
Aerial view
Former Akita Airport
References[]
- ^ "Akita Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ AIS Japan Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Thompson, Paul JASDF Order of Battle J-HangarSpace Retrieved December 10, 2016
External links[]
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- Airports in Japan
- Transport in Akita City
- Transport in Akita Prefecture
- Buildings and structures in Akita Prefecture
- Airports established in 1961
- 1961 establishments in Japan