Misawa Airport
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| Coordinates | 40°42′19″N 141°22′19″E / 40.70528°N 141.37194°E | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] | |||||||||||
Misawa Airport (三沢飛行場, Misawa Hikōjō) (IATA: MSJ, ICAO: RJSM) is an airport in Misawa, a city in the Aomori Prefecture of Japan. It shares facilities and airport codes with the Misawa Air Base.
History
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An
Hokkaidō. However, commercial operations were suspended from March 31, 1965, due to pressure from the United States, citing safety and security concerns, and flight operations were transferred to nearby JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base
. Misawa Airport reopened on May 10, 1975, with a new terminal building completed in 1977; the terminal was expanded and rebuilt in 1986.
Initially served by
Hachinohe
in December 2002, the number of passengers has decreased and equipment changed back to the MD-80. Flights to Chitose were discontinued in 2007.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Hokkaido Air System | Sapporo–Okadama |
| J-Air | Osaka–Itami |
| Japan Airlines | Tokyo–Haneda |
Ground transportation
Buses
Towada Kankō Electric Railway operates the following buses:
| Bus stop | Bus | via | Destination | Note |
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| Airport Terminal Bus stop | Expressway bus Airport bus | Misawa Station (Aomori)
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Hon-Hachinohe Station | There are 5 round-trip services. |
| Misawa Kuko Onsen mae[2][3] | Mi-Bus[4] | Misawa City Hall | Misawa Station (Aomori)
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| Misawa Kuko Dōri[5][6] | Misawa Momoishi Line | Misawa Gyoko | Momoishi Chūō[7] | |
| Misawa City Hall・ Misawa Station (Aomori)
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Misawa Information Desk | |||
| Tetsudo Daitai Bus | Misawa City Hall・ Misawa Station (Aomori)・Takashizu・Towadashi Chūō (Towadashi Station )
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Sanko Seimon mae |
References
- ^ "Misawa Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ Misawa Kuko Onsen mae
- ^ It takes about 3 minutes from here to the bus stop.
- ^ Mi-Bus
- ^ Kuko Dōri
- ^ It takes about 7 minutes from here to the bus stop.
- ^ You can transfer onto buses bound to Hon-Hachinohe Station via Mutsu-Ichikawa Station.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Misawa Airport.
- Misawa Airport Terminal Company
- Current weather for RJSM at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MSJ at Aviation Safety Network
