# Sado Airport (SDS / RJSD)

**Sado Airport** (IATA: SDS, ICAO: RJSD) is a medium airport in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It has one runway, 1,033 m (3,390 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Niigata Prefecture. In 2016 it handled 86 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SDS / RJSD
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Niigata Prefecture
- Serves: Sado, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation: 27 m / 88 ft
- Coordinates: 38.0602, 138.4140
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,033 m / 3,390 ft
- Passengers: 86 (2016)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sado_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1019284
- Weather station: RJSD
- Ident: RJSD

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 1,033 m / 3,390 ft | 26 m / 85 ft | Asphalt | 096° / 276° | yes |

- 10/28 slopes 1.0%: threshold 28 at 16 m / 53 ft, threshold 10 at 27 m / 88 ft.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | 10,110 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 12,967 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 5,158 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 3,506 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 4,887 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 711 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 62 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 86 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 86 (2016) | =3,654 of 3,974 | #929 in Asia | #90 in JP |
| Longest runway | 1,033 m / 3,390 ft | =13,250 of 29,858 | #1,680 in Asia | #109 in JP |
| Elevation | 27 m / 88 ft | =37,408 of 43,403 | =2,369 in Asia | #104 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | REMOTE | 118.150 |

## Nearby airports

- [KIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsn.md) Niigata Airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [JP-0438](https://dromopedia.com/airports/jp-0438.md) Tanaka Airstrip · 110 km / 69 mi
- [JP-2114](https://dromopedia.com/airports/jp-2114.md) Nishigawara Airfield · 128 km / 79 mi
- [JP-0600](https://dromopedia.com/airports/jp-0600.md) Shirataka Aero Park / Mutsumi Airfield · 145 km / 90 mi
- [SYO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsy.md) Shonai Airport · 146 km / 91 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)
- [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/rjsd/data