Airport type Public 06/24 3,000 Elevation 198 m | Elevation AMSL 650 ft / 198 m Code AOJ Phone +81 17-739-2000 | |
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Similar Aomori Station, Shin‑Aom Station, 青森空港駐車場, トヨタレンタカー 青森空港, 弘南バス（株） 黒石営業所 | ||
Aomori airport japan
Aomori Airport (青森空港, Aomori Kūkō) (IATA: AOJ, ICAO: RJSA) is a regional airport located 11.2 km (7.0 mi) south southwest of Aomori Station in Aomori, a city in the Aomori Prefecture of Japan.
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History
The first Aomori Airport was opened in 1964, in the town of Namioka, with a single 1200 x 30 meter runway designed for use with the NAMC YS-11 aircraft. The airport was located at an altitude of 200 meters in a valley surrounded by mountains, which hampered operations during inclement weather. The runway was lengthened to 1350 meters in 1971, widened to 45 meters in 1972, and extended to 1400 meters in 1973. The terminal building was expanded in 1974, and again in 1978.
However, due to the geographic limitations of the existing site, design work began on a new airport at its present location southeast of downtown Aomori. The new facilities opened in 1987 with a single 2000 x 60 meter runway, with an ILS system. The runway was extended to 2500 meters in 1990. All Nippon Airways began operations to Tokyo from 1994.
In 1995, the airport terminal building was remodeled, and certified as suitable for international operations. Korean Air began operations to Seoul and Siberian Airlines to Khabarovsk the same year.
In 1998, Air Nippon began operations to Sendai Airport. However, usage of Aomori Airport fell short of projections, and the service was canceled after a year. In April 2003, All Nippon Airways withdrew from operations at Aomori as well, turning its routes over to Skymark Airlines, which in turn ceased operations to Aomori from November of the same year. Siberian Airlines stopped its flights to Aomori in 2004.
The runway was extended to 3000 meters in 2005, and the instrument landing system upgraded to handle Cat-3a fog conditions in 2007.
The Tohoku Shinkansen high-speed rail line was extended to Aomori in 2010, adding intense competition on the Aomori-Tokyo route.
Aomori Prefecture has been considering the privatization of the airport since 2012.
Incidents
Ground transportation
The airport has scheduled bus service to central Aomori and Hirosaki; taxis and rental cars are also available.