SDJ — Sendai Airport

Large airport in Sendai, Japan.
IATA code
SDJ
ICAO code
RJSS
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
3,969,910
2025 · +6.6% on the year before
Nonstop routes
1
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo
Elevation
5 m
16 ft
Runways
2
Longest 3,000 m

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About SDJ

Sendai Airport is a large airport serving Sendai, Japan. It opened in 1940 and is run by Sendai International Airport Company. 3,969,910 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from SDJ.

Wikidata (CC0) · MLIT 空港管理状況調書 (PDL1.0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from SDJ

Route Distance Passengers
SDJ → ICN1,275 km 42,708 (6 mo)

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code Airport Distance
GAJYamagata Airport56 km
FKSFukushima Airport110 km
SYOShonai Airport124 km
HNAIwate Hanamaki Airport145 km

Distance from SDJ to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
SDJ → LHR9,391 km —
SDJ → DXB7,956 km —
SDJ → CDG9,518 km —
SDJ → FRA9,182 km —
SDJ → IST8,849 km —
SDJ → AMS9,124 km —
SDJ → JFK10,596 km —
SDJ → ATL10,785 km —
SDJ → LAX8,587 km —
SDJ → SIN5,548 km —
SDJ → HND305 km —
SDJ → DOH8,266 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
09/273,000 m 46 mAsphalt
12/301,201 m 46 mAsphalt

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Location

Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan · 38.1397, 140.9170

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Questions

Sendai Airport has the IATA code SDJ and the ICAO code RJSS. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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