Akita Airport

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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
Domestic terminal
IATA: AXT ICAO: RJSK WMO: 47545
Summary
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
Map
AXT/RJSK Location in Japan Show map of Akita Prefecture AXT/RJSK AXT/RJSK (Japan) Show map of Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 2,500 8,202 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 1,238,082 Cargo (metric tonnes) 1,711 Aircraft movement 18,967
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

History

The first Akita Airport was 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

Airlines	Destinations
All Nippon Airways	Tokyo–Haneda
ANA Wings	Nagoya–Centrair, Osaka–Itami, Sapporo–Chitose
Hokkaido Air System	Sapporo–Okadama[4]
J-Air	Osaka–Itami
Japan Airlines	Tokyo–Haneda Charter: Osaka–Kansai[citation needed]
Oriental Air Bridge	Nagoya–Centrair[5]
Tigerair Taiwan	Taipei–Taoyuan[6]