Akita Airport

Akita Airport

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 in the city of Akita, in Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Akita Airport was originally opened on October 1, 1951 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 Tohoku 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. An international terminal was established on July 5, 1993, beginning scheduled flights to South Korea.

The airport is at an elevation of 305 ft (93 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 8,202 ft (2,500 m) in length.

Air Do, All Nippon Airways, China Airlines, EVA Air Charter, Fuji Dream Airlines, Japan Airlines and Korean Air offer scheduled commercial flights from this Airport.