# Asahikawa Airport (AKJ)

> Higashikagura, JP · IATA: AKJ · ICAO: RJEC · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `AKJ` |
| ICAO | `RJEC` |
| City | Higashikagura |
| Country | JP |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 220 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 43.67080, 142.44701 |

## Description

Central Hokkaido's farms and fisheries define the freight profile at Asahikawa Airport (IATA: AKJ, ICAO: RJEC), where rice, vegetables, dairy and seafood dominate outbound shipments. The single-runway airport opened on 1 July 1966, straddles the cities of Asahikawa and Higashikagura, is owned by Japan's MLIT and operated by Hokkaido Airports following privatisation. It handled 5,346 tonnes of cargo in 2015, a volume that reflects belly capacity on scheduled passenger flights rather than any dedicated freighter operation. ANA, JAL and Skymark serve Tokyo Haneda and Nagoya Chubu, with seasonal Osaka services, seasonal international links to Seoul Incheon, Beijing, Shanghai and Taiwan, and a Jetstar Japan route to Tokyo Narita launched in December 2023. Road feeder services connect the airport to Asahikawa city and the surrounding Kamikawa basin, and the Hokkaido Expressway links it to Sapporo. For freighter capacity, larger customs operations or intercontinental routings, shippers use New Chitose (CTS) near Sapporo, roughly 140 km to the south-west, or Tokyo Narita (NRT) as Japan's main cargo gateway. Book early: belly space out of Asahikawa varies sharply by season.

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