Sendai Airport 仙台空港 Sendai Kūkō | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Sendai International Airport Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Sendai | ||||||||||||||
Location | Natori, Miyagi | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°08′23″N 140°55′01″E / 38.13972°N 140.91694°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | sendai-airport.co.jp | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] |
Sendai Airport (仙台空港, Sendai Kūkō) (IATA: SDJ, ICAO: RJSS) is an international airport located in Natori of Miyagi Prefecture, 13.6 km (8.5 mi) south-southeast of Sendai, Japan. The airport is the largest in Tōhoku region. The airport's annual passenger numbers have been around 3.6 million in recent years, competing with Kobe Airport for 10th place in Japan. The airport sustained serious damage in 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.