Wakkanai Airport 稚内空港 Wakkanai Kūkō | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||||||||||
Operator | Hokkaido Airports | ||||||||||
Location | Wakkanai | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 27 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°24′16″N 141°48′08″E / 45.40444°N 141.80222°E | ||||||||||
Website | http://www.wkj-airport.jp/ | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] |
Wakkanai Airport (稚内空港, Wakkanai Kūkō) (IATA: WKJ, ICAO: RJCW) is an airport located 10 km (6.2 mi) east southeast[2] of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan.
Wakkanai is the northernmost airport in Japan that is capable of handling jet aircraft; due to its small size, it is susceptible to closures during the coldest winter months, in which case incoming aircraft are often diverted to Asahikawa Airport. [3]