is an airport located southeast of Akita Station,AIS Japan in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
History The first Akita Airport was opened on October 1, 1961, on the Omonogawa coast of the Sea of Japan approximately 20 kilometers southeast of the center of Akita City. The airport originally had a 1,200-meter runway, which was extended to 1,500 meters in 1967 and 1,625 meters in 1969, but was adversely affected by crosswinds, and by the television transmission antennas of 123-meter Mount Omoriyama adjacent to the site.
The current Akita Airport was opened at its present location (in the former town of Yūwa in Kawabe District) on June 26, 1981, and was the first civilian airport in the Tōhoku region of Japan to have a 2,500-meter runway. In 1985, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force established a search and rescue unit based at Akita Airport. As of 2016 it is equipped with UH-60J and U-125A aircraft.Thompson, Paul JASDF Order of Battle J-HangarSpace Retrieved December 10, 2016 An international terminal was established on July 5, 1993, beginning scheduled flights to South Korea.
Airlines and destinations
References
External links
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Akita Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
Accident history for AXT at Aviation Safety Network