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Sapporo Okadama Airport

Sapporo, Japan

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The Essence of Sapporo Okadama Airport

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Location

Sapporo · 01 · Japan

Position

43.117°, 141.381° · 25 ft elev.

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Sapporo's compact domestic airport serving Hokkaido's capital.

Opened

1942

Location

Sapporo, Japan

Sapporo Okadama Airport (IATA: OKD, ICAO: RJCO) is a domestic airport located in Higashi Ward, Sapporo, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It primarily serves scheduled domestic routes and is the secondary airport for the Sapporo metropolitan area, with New Chitose Airport (CTS) handling the bulk of international and long-haul traffic. The airport has a long history tied to military aviation and was later converted to civil use. It operates a relatively modest number of daily flights, connecting Sapporo with other Japanese cities, and also hosts general aviation and some charter operations. Despite its smaller scale, Okadama plays an important role for travelers seeking convenient access to central Sapporo, as it is located much closer to the city center than New Chitose Airport.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal building serving all domestic flights and general aviation operations.

Getting to & from

The airport is accessible by taxi and bus, with the city center approximately 10–15 minutes away by road.

Airlines here

Hokkaido Air System (HAC), a subsidiary of Japan Air Lines, is the primary carrier operating scheduled services from Okadama.

Notable facts

›Located approximately 6 km from central Sapporo, making it far more convenient to downtown than New Chitose Airport.
›Originally built as a military airfield during World War II before being converted to civilian use.
›Hokkaido Air System uses the airport as its main operational base.
›The airport primarily serves smaller regional aircraft such as the Saab 340 turboprop.
›Runway length is limited, restricting operations to smaller aircraft types.

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Sapporo Airfield , commonly known as Okadama Airport , is a dual-use airport located in Okadama-chō, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 4 NM north of the city center of Sapporo. Its scheduled airline service is limited to turboprop flights to other cities in Hokkaido; 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.

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