Odate–Noshiro Airport Explained

Odate–Noshiro Airport
Nativename:大館能代空港
Nativename-R:Odate-Noshiro Kūkō
Iata:ONJ
Icao:RJSR
Type:Public
Operator:Odate–Noshiro Airport Administration
City-Served:Kitaakita, Ōdate, Noshiro, Kazuno
Location:Kitaakita, Akita, Japan
Elevation-F:276
Coordinates:40.1919°N 140.3717°W
Pushpin Map:Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
Pushpin Label:RJSR
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-M:2,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt concrete
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:125,496
Stat2-Header:Cargo (metric tonnes)
Stat2-Data:65
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movement
Stat3-Data:1,575
Footnotes:Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

is an airport in Kitaakia, Akita Prefecture, Japan and is 15.4km (09.6miles) west of Ōdate, at 84m (276feet) above sea level. It is also informally known as Akita North Airport (あきた北空港 Akita Kita Kūkō).[2]

History

Efforts to build an airport in northern Akita Prefecture began in the late 1980s. The airport site was decided in April 1989, and construction began in 1994.[3]

Odate–Noshiro Airport opened on 18 July 1998, with Air Nippon services to Tokyo Haneda Airport and Osaka Itami Airport, and seasonal service to Sapporo New Chitose Airport. Services to Sapporo were discontinued in November 1999, and services to Osaka were suspended from May 2010. From January 2011, charter flight operations began to Taiwan's Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.

The airport is located in northern Akita Prefecture, primarily serving the city of Noshiro and the surrounding region, which includes tourist destinations such as Shirakami-Sanchi, Lake Towada, and Towada-Hachimantai National Park. The airport terminal building makes extensive use of the local Akita cedar wood. However, the low local population density and competition from the Akita Shinkansen and its proximity to the international Aomori Airport have limited profitable airline operations.

Facilities

The airport has a single, three-story terminal building with one boarding gate.[4] The unsecured part of the terminal building also functions as a roadside station, a government-designated rest area along Akita Prefecture Route 324.[5]

Ground transportation

Scheduled ground transportation is provided by Shuhoku Bus Group, which operates two daily "limousine bus" services to hotels in Odate City.[6] Taxi and rental car service is also available.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Odate-Noshiro Airport. Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 7 January 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021205147/http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001141840.pdf. 21 October 2016.
  2. Web site: 大館能代空港ターミナルビル 空港名について. www.onj-airterminal.com. ja. 2017-09-29.
  3. Web site: 空港元年. 1998-08-01. 広報たかのす.
  4. Web site: 大館能代空港ターミナルビル フロアガイド. Odate-Noshiro Airport Terminal Building Floor Guide. www.onj-airterminal.com. ja. 29 September 2017.
  5. Web site: 東北の道の駅 05030. Tōhoku Roadside Station number 05030. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. ja. 2012. 30 March 2021.
  6. Web site: 大館能代空港リムジンバス|秋北バス 秋田県−バス・タクシー・自動車整備・旅行. www.shuhokubus-gr.co.jp. ja. 2017-09-29.