Akita Airport (秋田空港, Akita Kūkō) (IATA: AXT, ICAO: RJSK) is an airport located 14 km (8.7 mi) southeast of Akita Station,[2] in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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°E | ||||||||||
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  AXT/RJSK Location in Japan  AXT/RJSK AXT/RJSK (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] | |||||||||||
History
editAkita 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 originally had a 1,200-meter runway, which was extended to 1,500 meters in 1967 and 1,625 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 2,500-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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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
- ^ "JAL Group Sapporo – Akita NW23 Service Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Oriental Air Bridge Adds Nagoya and ATR42-600 Service in NS23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Tigerair Taiwan Tentatively Schedules Akita Dec 2023 Launch". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
External links
edit Media related to Akita Airport at Wikimedia Commons