Misawa Airport

For the United States Air Force use of this facility, see Misawa Air Base

Misawa Airport
Misawa runway diagram
IATA: MSJ – ICAO: RJSM
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Owner		Ministry of Defense (airfield); Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (civilian terminals)
Operator		United States Air Force (airfield); Misawa Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (civilian terminals)
Location		Misawa, Aomori, Japan
Elevation AMSL		119 ft / 36 m
Coordinates		40°42′19″N 141°22′19″E / 40.70528°N 141.37194°E / 40.70528; 141.37194Coordinates: 40°42′19″N 141°22′19″E / 40.70528°N 141.37194°E / 40.70528; 141.37194
Map
RJSM Location in Japanite =
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
10/28A	3,050	10,007	Asphalt/Concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1] :A.^ The text version gives a runway length of 3,050 by 45 m (10,007 by 148 ft) and the aerodrome chart a length of 10,000 by 150 ft (3,048 by 46 m)

Misawa Airport' (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.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Japan Airlines	Osaka-Itami, Tokyo-Haneda

History

An Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service base was established at Misawa in 1941, and nearby Lake Ogawara was reportedly one of the locations used by the Imperial Japanese Navy to practice for the attack on Pearl Harbor due to its shallow depth. The base was heavy bombed by the United States Navy in 1945, and subsequently occupied by the United States after the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II. The first Misawa Airport was opened on January 11, 1952, with Japan Airlines providing scheduled services to Haneda Airport in Tokyo and Chitose Airport in 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 Toa Airways with McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and MD-80 aircraft to Tokyo (Haneda), Sapporo (Chitose), and Osaka Itami, operations were upgraded to Airbus A300 aircraft after Toa Airways became Japan Air System in 1988. These flights were taken over by Japan Airlines after its acquisition of Japan Air System in 2002. However, with the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen to 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.

References

1. ^ AIS Japan

External links

• Misawa Airport Terminal Company
• Current weather for RJSM at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for MSJ at Aviation Safety Network

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