# Aomori Airport (AOJ / RJSA)

**Aomori Airport** (IATA: AOJ, ICAO: RJSA) is a large airport in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1987. It has one runway, 3,001 m (9,846 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aomori Prefecture. In 2024 it handled 1.2 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AOJ / RJSA
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Aomori Prefecture
- Serves: Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: 1987
- Elevation: 202 m / 664 ft
- Coordinates: 40.7338, 140.6895
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,001 m / 9,846 ft
- Passengers: 1,226,628 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: http://www.aomori-airport.jp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q628429
- Weather station: RJSA · WMO 47542
- Ident: RJSA

## Timeline

- 1987: Aomori Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 3,001 m / 9,846 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 052° / 232° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 860,158 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 912,990 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 992,696 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,072,554 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,167,436 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,190,902 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,253,791 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 485,652 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 435,237 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 887,053 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 1,148,551 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 1,226,628 | Wikidata |

## Routes

7 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [CTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcc.md) New Chitose Airport · Japan · 242 km / 150 mi · J-Air, ANA Wings
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 582 km / 362 mi · Japan Airlines
- [NKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjna.md) Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base · Japan · 693 km / 431 mi · Fuji Dream Airlines
- [ITM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoo.md) Osaka Itami International Airport · Japan · 807 km / 501 mi · J-Air, ANA Wings
- [UKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbe.md) Kobe Airport · Japan · 831 km / 516 mi · Fuji Dream Airlines
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 1,279 km / 795 mi · Korean Air
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 2,505 km / 1,557 mi · EVA Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AOJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- EH [ANA Wings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ana-wings) · 2
- JH [Fuji Dream Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fuji-dream-airlines) · 2
- XM [J-Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/j-air) · 2
- BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1
- JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 1
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.2M (2024) | #747 of 3,974 | #220 in Asia | #26 in JP |
| Longest runway | 3,001 m / 9,846 ft | =1,179 of 29,858 | =333 in Asia | #9 in JP |
| Elevation | 202 m / 664 ft | =24,105 of 43,403 | #1,348 in Asia | #29 in JP |
| Age | Opened 1987 | =9,153 of 15,079 | =435 in Asia | #70 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC | SAPPORO CON | 133.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [MSJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsm.md) Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base · 57 km / 36 mi
- [ONJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsr.md) Odate Noshiro Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [HHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsh.md) JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base / Hachinohe Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [HKD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjch.md) Hakodate Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [AXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsk.md) Akita Airport · 131 km / 81 mi
- [HNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsi.md) Iwate Hanamaki Airport · 150 km / 93 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Aomori Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aomori_Airport&oldid=1363013754), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsa/data