Shonai Airport

Shonai Airport (庄内空港, Shōnai Kūkō) (IATA: SYO, ICAO: RJSY) is an airport, located in Sakata and Tsuruoka, which are cities facing the Sea of Japan in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

Shonai Airport 庄内空港 Shōnai Kūkō
IATA: SYO ICAO: RJSY
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Sakata, Yamagata
Location	Sakata, Yamagata, Japan
Elevation AMSL	72 ft / 22 m
Coordinates	38°48′44″N 139°47′14″E
Website	www.shonai-airport.co.jp
Map
RJSY Location in Japan Show map of Yamagata Prefecture RJSY RJSY (Japan) Show map of Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 364,815 Cargo (metric tonnes) 533 Aircraft movement 4,211
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

History

The airport opened in 1991 after lobbying efforts by local chambers of commerce, as the area was highly isolated from the major cities of Tokyo and Osaka, requiring half a day of travel to reach either. All Nippon Airways (ANA) initially operated service to both Tokyo (Haneda) and Osaka (Itami), but cancelled the Osaka service in 2009. There was also nonstop service to Sapporo from 1995 to 2007.

Seiko Epson has also used the airport for weekly employee charter flights to and from Matsumoto since 1997.

In December 2012, an ANA flight landing from Tokyo overran the runway at Shonai. There were no fatalities, but the airport was closed for the following day.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
All Nippon Airways	Tokyo–Haneda
Jetstar Japan	Tokyo–Narita[2]

Transportation

Bus transportation servicing Shonai Airport

Bus stop	No.	Via	Destination	Company	Note
Airport Terminal bus stop	Sakata―Yunohama Line	Tohoku University of Community Service and Science	Sakata Station (Yamagata)	Shonai Kotsu
			Tsuruoka Station
Hamanaka Gakko mae bus stop	Airport Limousine Bus	Sakata Station (Yamagata)	Sakata Koryo Koko mae	Shonai Kotsu	It takes about 10 minutes from here to the bus stop on foot.
			Yunohama Onsen