Okadama Airport
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Sapporo Okadama Airport 札幌丘珠空港 Sapporo Okadama Kūkō |
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| Airport type | Public / Dual-use | ||||||||||
| Operator | Japan Defense Agency (now Ministry of Defense), Ministry of Transport | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sapporo | ||||||||||
| Location | Higashi-ku, Sapporo | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Hokkaido Air System | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°07′03″N 141°22′53″E / 43.11750°N 141.38139°ECoordinates: 43°07′03″N 141°22′53″E / 43.11750°N 141.38139°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.okadama-airport.co.jp | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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| Passengers | 175,846 |
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| Cargo (metric tonnes) | 4 |
| Aircraft movement | 15,397 |
Sapporo Okadama Airport (札幌丘珠空港 Sapporo Okadama Kūkō?) (IATA: OKD, ICAO: RJCO) is an airport located in Okadama-chō, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north 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 the Japan Self-Defense Forces 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.
Okadama was constructed between 1942 and 1944 as an airfield for the Imperial Japanese Army. Following Japan's surrender to the United States in 1945, ending World War II, the United States Army Air Forces took over the airfield, using it as a training base until the end of the US occupation in 1952. Following the occupation, the field reverted to the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
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