Yamagata Junmachi Airport

Yamagata Junmachi Airport

Yamagata Airport is an important national airport on the island of Honshu in the north-eastern Tohoku region of Japan. Scheduled flights are operated on a regular basis to Osaka Itami and Tokyo-Haneda, from these airports there are further connecting flights.
  • URL: Yamagata Junmachi (GAJ)
  • Time zone: GMT 9
  • Service telephone: +81 237-47-3111
  • Address: Yamagata Airport, Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, Oaza Hanyu, Aza Kashiwabara Shinbayashi 3008, Honshu, Japan
  • Operating company: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan) & Yamagata Airport Building Co., Ltd.
  • Parking: Yes, paid short and long stay parking.
  • Nearby cities: Yamagata (18 km), Sendai (48 km), Sakata (72 km), Fukushima (74 km), Ishinomaki (81 km)
  • Directions by car: Access to the airport is signposted on highway 13, in the city of Higashine and about 18 km or 12 miles north of Yamagata.
  • Stations: Jimmachi Railway Station is near the airport and is a stop on the Ou Main Line of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East); trains operated by Yamagata Shinkansen also stop here.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.07%), Tuesday (14.50%), Wednesday (14.50%), Thursday (14.50%), Friday (14.50%), Saturday (14.50%), Sunday (13.41%)
  • Alternative spelling: Ямагата, Јамагата, یاماگاتا, ياماغاتا, יאמאגטה, यामागाता, ยะมะงะตะ, 야마가타 시, 山形市

Most popular destinations from Yamagata Junmachi (Flights per week )

  1. Osaka-Itami International Airport (24, 21,43 %)
  2. Tokyo Haneda (16, 14,29 %)
  3. Nagoya - Komaki (16, 14,29 %)
  4. Sapporo-Shin-Chitose Airport (8, 7,14 %)
  5. other (42.85 %)

Location
The airport was opened in 1964 and is about 18 km (11 miles) north of Yamagata next to the Railway Station in the city of Jinmachi Higashine. It is easy to reach from Yamagata on highway 13. Please use taxis, rental cars, shuttle buses or trains for further travel.