Airport type Public Website English Website Code HKD Phone +81 138-57-8881 | Operator MLIT Elevation AMSL 112 ft / 34 m 12/30 3,000 Elevation 34 m | |
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Similar Hakodate, Hakodate Station, 函館空港駐車場, 北都交通 函館支店, ポルックス | ||
Hakodate Airport (函館空港, Hakodate Kūkō) (IATA: HKD, ICAO: RJCH), is an airport located 7.6 km (4.7 mi) east of Hakodate Station in Hakodate, a city in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It serves as the hub for airtransse.
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Landing at hakodate airport
History
Hakodate airport opened in 1961 and is located by the seas around 10 km (6.2 mi) from the city centre. The single runway has been extended three times, in 1971, 1978 and 1999. A new terminal building was opened in 2005, replacing the earlier structure.
On September 6, 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to the West by landing a MiG-25 Foxbat aircraft at Hakodate Airport.
Ground transportation
Scheduled buses operate to Hakodate Station and the Onuma Prince Hotel.
In popular culture
References
Hakodate Airport Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA