List of airports in Japan explained

This is a list of airports in Japan, grouped by classification and sorted by location. As of February 2012, the country has a total of 98 airports, of which 28 are operated by the central government and 67 by local governments.[1]

Airport classifications

In Japan, airports serving civil aviation routes are governed by the Aeronautical Law for safety purposes, by the Noise Prevention Law for noise prevention purposes and by the Airport Act for economic development purposes.[2] The latter law groups such airports into four legal classifications:[3]

Some airports in Japan do not fall under the scope of the Japanese airport statutes. These include the three major U.S. military air bases in Japan (Kadena Air Base, MCAS Iwakuni and Yokota Air Base) and certain smaller aerodromes for firefighting, corporate or other special purposes. In 2001, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, which receives 20% of the public-works construction budget, commenced a scheme to build airfields predominantly for airlifting vegetables. Kasaoka Airfield was one of nine airfields constructed; however it was later determined that flying vegetables to Okayama from Kasaoka took just as long due to loading and unloading, and cost approximately six times as much as road transport.

Airports

Airport nameMunicipalityPrefectureIslandICAOIATAClassificationNotesCoordinates
Kansai International AirportIzumisano / Tajiri / SennanOsakaHonshuRJBBKIXFirst-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Narita International AirportNaritaChibaHonshuRJAANRTFirst-classAlso known as Tokyo Narita Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Chubu Centrair International AirportTokonameAichiHonshuRJGGNGOFirst-classAirport has scheduled airline services
ŌtaTokyoHonshuRJTTHNDFirst-classAlso known as Tokyo Haneda Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Toyonaka / Ikeda / ItamiHonshuRJOOITMFirst-classAlso known as Itami Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Akita AirportAkitaAkitaHonshuRJSKAXTSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Asahikawa AirportAsahikawaHokkaidoHokkaidoRJECAKJSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
New Chitose AirportChitoseHokkaidoHokkaidoRJCCCTSSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Fukuoka AirportFukuokaFukuokaKyushuRJFFFUKSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Hakodate AirportHakodateHokkaidoHokkaidoRJCHHKDSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Hiroshima AirportMiharaHiroshimaHonshuRJOAHIJSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Kagoshima AirportKirishimaKagoshimaKyushuRJFKKOJSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Kitakyushu AirportKitakyushuFukuokaKyushuRJFRKKJSecond-classAlso known as Kokuraminami Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Kōchi AirportNankokuKōchiShikokuRJOKKCZSecond-classAlso known as Kōchi Ryōma Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Kushiro AirportKushiroHokkaidoHokkaidoRJCKKUHSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Kumamoto AirportMashikiKumamotoKyushuRJFTKMJSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Matsuyama AirportMatsuyamaEhimeShikokuRJOMMYJSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Miyazaki AirportMiyazakiMiyazakiKyushuRJFMKMISecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Nagasaki AirportŌmuraNagasakiKyushuRJFUNGSSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Naha Airport/Naha Air BaseNahaOkinawaOkinawaROAHOKASecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Niigata AirportNiigataNiigataHonshuRJSNKIJSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Oita AirportKunisakiŌitaKyushuRJFOOITSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Sendai AirportNatoriMiyagiHonshuRJSSSDJSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Takamatsu AirportTakamatsuKagawaShikokuRJOTTAKSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
ObihiroHokkaidoHokkaidoRJCBOBOSecond-classAlso known as Obihiro Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Wakkanai AirportWakkanaiHokkaidoHokkaidoRJCWWKJSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Yamaguchi Ube AirportUbeYamaguchiHonshuRJDCUBJSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Yao AirportYaoOsakaHonshuRJOYSecond-class
Yamagata AirportHigashineYamagataHonshuRJSCGAJSecond-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Aguni AirportAguniOkinawaAguniRORAAGJThird-class
Amami AirportAmamiKagoshimaRJKAASJThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Aomori AirportAomoriAomoriHonshuRJSAAOJThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Fukue AirportGotōNagasakiFukueRJFEFUJThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Fukui AirportSakaiFukuiHonshuRJNFFKJThird-class
Fukushima AirportTamakawaFukushimaHonshuRJSFFKSThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Hachijojima AirportHachijōTokyoHachijōjimaRJTHHACThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Hanamaki AirportHanamakiIwateHonshuRJSIHNAThird-classAlso known as Iwate Hanamaki Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Hateruma AirportTaketomiOkinawaHaterumaRORHHTRThird-class
Iejima AirportIeOkinawaIejimaROREIEJThird-class
Iki AirportIkiNagasakiIkiRJDBIKIThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
New Ishigaki AirportIshigakiOkinawaIshigakiROIGISGThird-classAlso known as Painushima Ishigaki Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Iwami AirportMasudaShimaneHonshuRJOWIWJThird-classAlso known as Hagi-Iwami Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Izumo AirportIzumoShimaneHonshuRJOCIZOThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Kamigotō AirportShin-KamigotōNagasakiKyushuRJDKThird-class
Kerama AirportZamamiOkinawaFukajiROKRKJPThird-class
Kikai AirportKikaiKagoshimaKikaijimaRJKIKKXThird-classAlso known as Kikaiga Shima Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Kitadaito AirportKitadaitōOkinawaKitadaitōjimaRORKKTDThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Kobe AirportKobeHyōgoHonshuRJBEUKBThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Kōzushima AirportKōzushimaTokyoKōzushimaRJAZThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Kumejima AirportKumejimaOkinawaKumeROKJUEOThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Matsumoto AirportMatsumotoNaganoHonshuRJAFMMJThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Memanbetsu AirportŌzoraHokkaidoHokkaidoRJCMMMBThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
MinamidaitōOkinawaMinamidaitōjimaROMDMMDThird-classAlso known as New Minamidaito Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Miyakejima AirportMiyakeTokyoMiyakejimaRJTQMYEThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Miyako AirportMiyakojimaOkinawaMiyakojimaROMYMMYThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
MonbetsuHokkaidoHokkaidoRJEBMBEThird-classAlso known as Okhotsk-Monbetsu Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Nemuro Nakashibetsu AirportNakashibetsuHokkaidoHokkaidoRJCNSHBThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Nanki–Shirahama AirportShirahamaWakayamaHonshuRJBDSHMThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Niijima AirportNiijimaTokyoNiijimaRJANThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Noto AirportWajimaIshikawaHonshuRJNWNTQThird-classAlso known as Noto Satoyama Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Odate–Noshiro AirportKitaakitaAkitaHonshuRJSRONJThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
OjikaNagasakiOjikaRJDOThird-classAlso known as Nagasaki Ojika Airport
Okayama AirportOkayamaOkayamaHonshuRJOBOKJThird-classAlso known as Okayama Momotaro Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Oki AirportOkinoshimaShimaneDōgojimaRJNOOKIThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Okinoerabu AirportWadomariKagoshimaOkinoerabujimaRJKBOKEThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Okushiri AirportOkushiriHokkaidoOkushiriRJEOOIRThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Oshima AirportŌshimaTokyoIzu ŌshimaRJTOOIMThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Rebun Airport (closed)RebunHokkaidoRebunRJCRRBJThird-class
Rishiri AirportRishirifujiHokkaidoRishiriRJERRISThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Sado AirportSadoNiigataSadoRJSDSDSThird-class
Saga AirportSagaSagaKyushuRJFSHSGThird-classAlso known as Kyushu Saga International Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Shizuoka AirportMakinohara / ShimadaShizuokaHonshuRJNSFSZThird-classAlso known as Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Shimojishima AirportMiyakojimaOkinawaShimojishimaRORSSHIThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Shonai AirportSakataYamagataHonshuRJSYSYOThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
New Tanegashima AirportNakataneKagoshimaTanegashimaRJFGTNEThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Tarama AirportTaramaOkinawaTaramaRORTTRAThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Tokunoshima AirportTokunoshimaKagoshimaTokunoshimaRJKNTKNThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Tottori AirportTottoriTottoriHonshuRJORTTJThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Toyama AirportToyamaToyamaHonshuRJNTTOYThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Tsushima AirportTsushimaNagasakiTsushimaRJDTTSJThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Yakushima AirportYakushimaKagoshimaYakushimaRJFCKUMThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Yonaguni AirportYonaguniOkinawaYonaguniROYNOGNThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Yoron AirportYoronKagoshimaYoronjimaRORYRNJThird-classAirport has scheduled airline services
Amakusa AirfieldAmakusaKumamotoKyushuRJDAAXJOtherAirport has scheduled airline services
Chōfu AirportChōfuTokyoHonshuRJTFOtherAirport has scheduled airline services
Hiroshima–Nishi AirportHiroshimaHiroshimaHonshuRJBHHIWOther
Honda AirportOkegawaSaitamaHonshuOtherPrivate airport
Also known as Okegawa Airport
Komatsu AirportKomatsuIshikawaHonshuRJNKKMQOtherAirport has scheduled airline services
OkayamaOkayamaHonshuRJBKOtherAlso known as Kounan Airport
Makurazaki AirfieldMakurazakiKagoshimaKyushuOther
Minami Torishima AirportOgasawaraTokyoMinamitorishimaRJAMMUSOther
Misawa Airport / Misawa Air BaseMisawaAomoriHonshuRJSMMSJOtherCombined civil airport and USAF base
Airport has scheduled airline services
Nagoya AirfieldNagoyaAichiHonshuRJNANKMOtherCombined civil airport and JASDF base
Also known as Komaki Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Oitakenou AirportBungo-ŌnoŌitaKyushuROITOther
Okadama AirportSapporoHokkaidoHokkaidoRJCOOKDOtherAlso known as Sapporo Okadama Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
Tajima AirportToyookaHyōgoHonshuRJBTTJHOtherAirport has scheduled airline services
Tokushima Awaodori AirportMatsushigeTokushimaShikokuRJOSTKSOtherAirport has scheduled airline services
Yonago Kitaro AirportYonagoTottoriHonshuRJOHYGJOtherAirport has scheduled airline services
AsahikawaHokkaidoHokkaidoRJCAMilitaryJGSDF base
AshiyaFukuokaKyushuRJFAMilitaryJASDF base
ChitoseHokkaidoHokkaidoRJCJMilitaryJASDF base
GifuGifuHonshuRJNGMilitaryJASDF base
AyaseKanagawaHonshuRJTANJAMilitaryShared US Navy / JMSDF base
FussaTokyoHonshuRJTYOKOMilitaryUS Air Force base
GinowanOkinawaOkinawaROTMMilitaryUS Marine Corps base
HachinoheAomoriHonshuRJSHMilitaryJMSDF base
HamamatsuShizuokaHonshuRJNHMilitaryJASDF base
HōfuYamaguchiHonshuRJOFMilitaryJASDF base
IrumaSaitamaHonshuRJTJMilitaryJASDF base
IseMieHonshuRJOEMilitaryJGSDF base
IwakuniYamaguchiHonshuRJOIIWKMilitaryUS Marine Corps base
Civil airport known as Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport
Airport has scheduled airline services
KamimineSagaKyushuRJDMMilitaryJGSDF base
KanoyaKagoshimaKyushuRJFYMilitaryJMSDF base
Kasaoka AirfieldKasaokaOkayamaHonshuMilitary
KasumigauraIbarakiHonshuRJAKMilitaryJGSDF base
KisarazuChibaHonshuRJTKMilitaryJGSDF base
MatsushimaMiyagiHonshuRJSTMilitaryJASDF base
MutsuAomoriHonshuRJSOMilitaryJMSDF base
ObihiroHokkaidoHokkaidoRJCTMilitaryJGSF base
Formerly Obihiro Airport, renamed on opening of [4]
OgasawaraTokyoIwo JimaRJAWIWOMilitaryAlso known as Iwo Jima Air Base
JMSDF base
OkinawaOkinawaOkinawaRODNDNAMilitaryUSAF base
OmitamaIbarakiHonshuRJAHIBRMilitaryAlso known as Hyakuri Airfield
JASDF base
Airport has scheduled airline services
SendaiMiyagiHonshuRJSUMilitaryJGSDF base
NaritaChibaHonshuRJTLMilitaryJMSDF base
ShimonosekiYamaguchiHonshuRJOZMilitaryJMSDF base
ShintomiMiyazakiKyushuRJFNMilitaryJASDF base
Tachikawa AirfieldTachikawaTokyoHonshuRJTCMilitary
TateyamaChibaHonshuRJTEMilitaryJMSDF base
ChikujōFukuokaKyushuRJFZMilitaryJASDF base
UtsunomiyaTochigiHonshuRJTUMilitaryJGSDF base
YaizuShizuokaHonshuRJNYMilitaryJASDF base
IshigakiOkinawaIshigakiROIGISGClosedAirport codes were reassigned, now used by New Ishigaki Airport
KitakyushuFukuokaKyushuRJFRKKJClosedAirport codes were reassigned, now used by Kitakyushu Airport
Kizugawa AirportOsakaOsakaHonshuClosedOsaka's first airport began as seaplane base around 1923 and became a full airport in 1929.[5] At the peak in 1938 handled 8,800 departures and arrivals and 10,000 passengers.[6] Closed in 1938 when Itami Airport opened. Now airfield is in Funamachi industrial area and site of airport is simply marked with brief acknowledgement the former airfield in a park located under the ramps connected to Shin Kizugawa Bridge.[7]
Teshikaga AirfieldTeshikagaHokkaidoHokkaidoClosed
Yokosuka Naval AirfieldYokosukaKanagawaHonshuClosed

Heliports

Heliport nameCity servedPrefectureIslandICAOOperatorPad dataCoordinates
Komatsushima HeliportKomatsushimaTokushimaShikokuRJOPJMSDF
Tokyo HeliportKōtōTokyoHonshuRJTITokyo Metropolitan Government
Soumagahara HeliportMaebashiGunmaHonshuRJTSJSDF-G
Maizuru HeliportMaizuruKyotoHonshuRJBMJMSDF
Camp Zama Kastner Army HeliportZamaKanagawaHonshuRJTRUS Army

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. Aoki, Mizuho, "Bubble era's aviation legacy: Too many airports, all ailing", The Japan Times, 7 February 2012, p. 3.
  2. Isaku Shibata, "Japanese Laws Related to Airport Development and the Need to Revise Them," Journal of Air Law and Commerce vol. 65 (winter 1999), p. 125.
  3. Web site: 航空：空港一覧 - 国土交通省.
  4. Japanese AIP at AIS Japan
  5. Book: A Short History of Transport in Japan from Ancient Times to the Present . 9781800643598 . Black . John Andrew . 18 March 2022 . Open Book Publishers .
  6. Book: 10.11647/obp.0281 . A Short History of Transport in Japan from Ancient Times to the Present . 2022 . Black . John Andrew . 978-1-80064-356-7 . 247534031 . free .
  7. Web site: Panoramio - Photo of 木津川飛行場跡 Ex-Kizugawa airport monument . https://web.archive.org/web/20161025064939/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/89393157 . 2016-10-25 .

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