# Sendai Airport (SDJ / RJSS) **Sendai Airport** (IATA: SDJ, ICAO: RJSS) is a large airport in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,000 m (9,842 ft). It is operated by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. In 2024 it handled 3.7 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjss ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SDJ / RJSS - Type: Large airport - Operator: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism - Serves: Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Opened: 1940 - Elevation: 5 m / 15 ft - Coordinates: 38.1397, 140.9170 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft - Passengers: 3,722,742 (2024) - Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo - Website: https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sendai_Airport (29 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054857 - Weather station: RJSS · WMO 47569 - Ident: RJSS ## Timeline - 1940: Sendai Airport opens. - 10 May 1963: All Nippon Airways Flight 802. - 1 Jul 2016: Sendai International Airport Company becomes the operator. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09/27 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 083° / 263° | yes | | 12/30 | 1,201 m / 3,940 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 118° / 298° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2013 | 3,075,633 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 3,213,337 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 3,152,569 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 3,110,363 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 3,370,493 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 3,579,622 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 3,855,387 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 1,621,148 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,651,425 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 2,529,942 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 3,419,787 | Wikidata | | 2024 | 3,722,742 | Wikidata | ## Routes 12 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (12) - [NGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjgg.md) Chubu Centrair International Airport · Japan · 518 km / 322 mi · Ibex Airlines, Peach, All Nippon Airways - [CTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcc.md) New Chitose Airport · Japan · 520 km / 323 mi · J-Air, Ibex Airlines, Peach, All Nippon Airways, Air Do - [ITM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoo.md) Osaka Itami International Airport · Japan · 616 km / 383 mi · J-Air, Ibex Airlines, All Nippon Airways - [UKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbe.md) Kobe Airport · Japan · 641 km / 398 mi · Skymark Airlines - [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 655 km / 407 mi · Peach - [HIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoa.md) Hiroshima Airport · Japan · 826 km / 513 mi · Ibex Airlines - [FUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjff.md) Fukuoka Airport · Japan · 1,070 km / 665 mi · Fuji Dream Airlines, Ibex Airlines, StarFlyer - [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 1,272 km / 790 mi · Asiana Airlines - [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · Japan · 1,820 km / 1,131 mi · All Nippon Airways - [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 2,354 km / 1,463 mi · Tigerair Taiwan, Starlux Airlines, EVA Air - [KHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rckh.md) Kaohsiung International Airport · Taiwan · 2,613 km / 1,624 mi · Tigerair Taiwan - [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 3,116 km / 1,936 mi · HK Express ### Seasonal (1) - [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 3,116 km / 1,936 mi · Greater Bay Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SDJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - FW [Ibex Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ibex-airlines) · 5 ### Passenger (13) - NH [All Nippon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/all-nippon-airways) · 4 - MM [Peach](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/peach) · 3 - XM [J-Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/j-air) · 2 - [Tigerair Taiwan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tigerair-taiwan) · 2 - HD [Air Do](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-do) · 1 - OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 1 - BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1 - JH [Fuji Dream Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fuji-dream-airlines) · 1 - [Greater Bay Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/greater-bay-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - UO [HK Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hk-express) · 1 - BC [Skymark Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skymark-airlines) · 1 - 7G [StarFlyer](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/starflyer) · 1 - JX [Starlux Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/starlux-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 3.7M (2024) | #406 of 3,974 | #119 in Asia | #10 in JP | | Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =389 in Asia | =12 in JP | | Elevation | 5 m / 15 ft | =41,887 of 43,403 | =3,010 in Asia | =172 in JP | | Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =111 in Asia | =15 in JP | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in JP | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 120.400 | | ATIS | ATIS | 126.450 | | DEP | DEP | 120.000 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | TCA | TCA | 121.025 | | TWR | TWR | 118.700 | ## Nearby airports - [RJST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjst.md) JASDF Matsushima Air Base · 40 km / 25 mi - [GAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsc.md) Yamagata Airport · 56 km / 35 mi - [FKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsf.md) Fukushima Airport · 110 km / 68 mi - [SYO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsy.md) Shonai Airport · 124 km / 77 mi - [HNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsi.md) Iwate Hanamaki Airport · 145 km / 90 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: “Sendai Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sendai_Airport&oldid=1370397600), revision of 20 Aug 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/rjss/data