Hakodate Airport

Hakodate Airport 函館空港 Hakodate Kūkō
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IATA: HKD – ICAO: RJCH – WMO: 47488
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	MLIT
Serves	Hakodate, Japan
Elevation AMSL	112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates
Website	English Website
Map
RJCH Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 3,000 9,843 Asphalt/Concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan

Hakodate Airport (函館空港, Hakodate Kūkō) (IATA: HKD, ICAO: RJCH), is an airport located 7.6 km (4.7 mi) east of Hakodate Station in Hakodate, a city in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It serves as the hub for airtransse.

History

Hakodate airport opened in 1961 and is located by the seas around 10 km (6.2 mi) from the city centre. The single runway has been extended three times, in 1971, 1978 and 1999. A new terminal building was opened in 2005, replacing the earlier structure.

On September 6, 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to the West by landing a MiG-25 Foxbat aircraft at Hakodate Airport.

Airlines and destinations

File:Hakodate Airport Hokkaido Japan28s3.jpg

Departure

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air China	Beijing-Capital
Air Do	Tokyo-Haneda
All Nippon Airways	Nagoya-Centrair, Osaka-Itami, Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Haneda
All Nippon Airways operated by ANA Wings	Sapporo-Chitose
China Airlines	Charter: Taipei-Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines	Hangzhou
EVA Air	Taipei-Taoyuan
Hokkaido Air System	Asahikawa, Kushiro, Okushiri, Sapporo-Okadama
Hong Kong Express Airways	Seasonal Charter: Hong Kong
Japan Airlines	Tokyo-Haneda Seasonal: Osaka-Itami
Japan Airlines operated by J-Air	Fukuoka, Osaka-Itami
Tianjin Airlines	Tianjin
Tigerair Taiwan	Taipei-Taoyuan (begins 12 August 2016)
TransAsia Airways	Taipei-Taoyuan

Ground transportation

Scheduled buses operate to Hakodate Station and the Onuma Prince Hotel.

In popular culture

• Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky

External links

• (English) Hakodate Airport Terminal Building Co., Ltd.
• (Japanese) Hakodate Airport Terminal Building Co., Ltd.
• Hakodate Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
• Current weather for RJCH at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for HKD at Aviation Safety Network