Aomori airport
| Aomori Kūkō 青森 空港 |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | RJSA |
| IATA code | AOJ |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 202 m (663 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 6 km southwest of Aomori |
| Basic data | |
| opening | July 1987 |
| operator | Aomori Prefecture |
| surface | 241 ha |
| Passengers | 1,268,151 (2005) |
| Air freight | 4981 t (2005) |
| Flight movements |
5570 (2005) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 06/24 | 3001 m × 61 m asphalt |
The Aomori Airport ( Jap. 青森空港 , Aomori Kuko ) is the airport of the Japanese city of Aomori and is located about six kilometers southwest of the city. According to Japanese law, Aomori Airport is a 3rd class airport and currently only offers domestic connections with the exception of one connection to Incheon Airport near Seoul .
history
In 1964, the original Aomori Airport was opened with a 1200 meter long runway. In 1971 the runway was extended to 1,350 m and in 1972 to 1,400 m. After that there were only small extensions to the runway before a new airport was built between 1979 and 1987 because the old one could no longer be extended. The new airport opened in July 1987.
When the airport opened, it had a 2000 m long runway, which was expanded to 2500 m in 1990.
Between 2000 and 2005 there was the last extension of the runway, which is now 3000 meters long. In 2003, an ILS CAT III instrument landing system was installed.
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport homepage (Jap.)
- General Data (Jap .; PDF file; 184 kB)