Yamagata Airport

Yamagata Airport

Yamagata Airport (山形空港 Yamagata Kūkō) (IATA: GAJ, ICAO: RJSC) is a 2nd-class airport in Higashine, Yamagata, Japan. The airport is 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of the city of Yamagata.

The airport is at an elevation of 345 ft (105 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,562 ft (2,000 m) in length.

The airport has a two-story terminal with two boarding gates and a rooftop observation deck. The airport has bus service to Yamagata Station timed to coincide with flight schedules to and from Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.

Sakurambo-Higashine Station is seven minutes by car but is not connected to the airport by scheduled transportation.

Currently, the airport is served by Japan Airlines and Fuji Dream Airlines using an Embraer 170 to Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.