AirportsSendai Airport is a large airport serving Natori, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SDJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SDJ
- ICAO code
- RJSS
- City
- Natori
- State or region
- Miyagi Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 38.1397° N, 140.9170° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (15 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SDJ means Sendai Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJSS. 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 38.1397° N, 140.9170° E. It stands 5 metres (15 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
Sendai Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 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 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,000 m 9,842 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 1,201 m 3,940 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yamagata AirportHigashine | GAJ | 56 km |
| Fukushima AirportSukagawa | FKS | 110 km |
| Shonai AirportShonai | SYO | 124 km |
| Iwate Hanamaki AirportHanamaki | HNA | 145 km |
| Niigata AirportNiigata | KIJ | 159 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,908 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,819 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,941 km | 10 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,367 km | 11 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,572 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,568 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,557 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 305 km | 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,085 km | 10 h 15 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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