Okadama Airport
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Sapporo Airfield (Japanese: 札幌飛行場, Hepburn: Sapporo Hikōjo) (IATA: OKD, ICAO: RJCO), commonly known as Okadama Airport (Japanese: 丘珠空港, Hepburn: Okadama Kūkō), is a dual-use airport located in Okadama-chō [ja], Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north[2] of the city center of Sapporo. Its scheduled airline service is limited to turboprop flights to other cities in Hokkaidō; larger aircraft use New Chitose Airport, 45 km (28 mi) south of the city. The airport is also used by Camp Okadama of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and by corporate and general aviation operators: an adjacent facility houses the air traffic control center for Hokkaido and the Tohoku region. The airport houses the headquarters of Hokkaido Air System.[3]
Sapporo Airfield (Okadama Airport) 札幌飛行場 (丘珠空港) Sapporo Hikōjo (Okadama Kūkō) | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Dual-use | ||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defense | ||||||||||
Operator | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | ||||||||||
Serves | Sapporo | ||||||||||
Location | Higashi-ku, Sapporo | ||||||||||
Opened | 1944 (1944) | ||||||||||
Hub for | Hokkaido Air System | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°07′03″N 141°22′53″E | ||||||||||
Website | www.okadama-airport.co.jp | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] |