AirportsAomori Airport is a large airport serving Aomori, in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AOJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AOJ
- ICAO code
- RJSA
- City
- Aomori
- State or region
- Aomori Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 40.7338° N, 140.6895° E
- Elevation
- 202 m (664 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,001 m (9,846 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AOJ means Aomori Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJSA. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.7338° N, 140.6895° E. It stands 202 metres (664 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Aomori Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,001 metres (9,846 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,001 m 9,846 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Misawa Airport / Misawa Air BaseMisawa | MSJ | 57 km |
| Odate Noshiro AirportKitaakita | ONJ | 66 km |
| Hakodate AirportHakodate | HKD | 116 km |
| Akita AirportAkita | AXT | 131 km |
| Iwate Hanamaki AirportHanamaki | HNA | 150 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,844 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,791 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,836 km | 9 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,094 km | 11 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,320 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,428 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,724 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 582 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,373 km | 10 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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