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Public airport in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hakodate Airport (函館空港, Hakodate Kūkō) (IATA: HKD, ICAO: RJCH) is an airport located 7.6 km (4.7 mi) east[2] of Hakodate Station in Hakodate, a city in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is owned by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and operated by Hokkaido Airports .
Hakodate Airport 函館空港 Hakodate Kūkō | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||||||||||
Operator | Hokkaido Airports | ||||||||||
Serves | Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 112 ft / 34 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°46′12″N 140°49′19″E | ||||||||||
Website | English website | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] |
Hakodate airport opened in 1961 with a single, 1,200-meter runway. A new terminal upgrade and runway extension to 2,000 m became operational in 1971. The runway was extended further to 2,500 m in 1978 and to 3,000 m in 1999. A new terminal building opened in 2005.[3]
On September 6, 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to the West by landing a MiG-25 Foxbat aircraft at Hakodate Airport.[4]
On June 21, 1995, All Nippon Airways Flight 857, a scheduled Boeing 747 flight from Tokyo to Hakodate, was hijacked by Fumio Kutsumi, a Tokyo bank employee armed with a screwdriver. Kutsumi claimed to be acting on behalf of Aum Shinrikyo cult group leader Shoko Asahara. The aircraft landed in Hakodate and stayed on the runway overnight for 15 hours before riot police stormed the aircraft at dawn and freed the passengers.[5]
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Scheduled buses operate to Hakodate Station and the Onuma Prince Hotel.[9]
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