Aomori Airport guide

Aomori Airport sits about 11 km south-southwest of Aomori Station at an elevation of 200 m, in the hills south of the city. The first airport opened in Namioka in 1964 with a 1,200 m runway built for the YS-11 turboprop. Its valley site made operations difficult in poor weather, so the airport moved to its current location in 1987.

The single runway, 06/24, now measures 3,000 m after extensions in 1990 and 2005. An instrument landing system upgraded to Category 3a in 2007 helps in fog. Snow is a regular problem: the area receives roughly 669 cm a year, and a 38-vehicle crew can clear the runway, taxiways and apron in about 40 minutes.

The Tohoku Shinkansen reached Aomori in 2010 and took much of the Tokyo traffic, but the airport still has daily Haneda flights. Domestic routes also run to Sapporo, Osaka, Nagoya and Kobe. International service includes Seoul and Taipei. The terminal was renovated in 2019 to handle more international traffic and added prayer facilities. Ground access is by the Aomori Airport Toll Road, scheduled buses to Aomori and Hirosaki, taxis and rental cars.