Airports / Japan / AKJ
Asahikawa Airport
RJEC / AKJHigashikagura, JapanELEV 721 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
56 nm
To the nearest alternate
Monbetsu Airport (MBE).
Overview
Located in Higashikagura, Japan, Asahikawa Airport (RJEC / AKJ) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 721 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into AKJ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Monbetsu Airport (MBE, 56 nm), Tokachi Airport (RJCT, 56 nm), and Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD, 57 nm).
Charter pricing from AKJ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Higashikagura.
Field capability
ICAO
RJEC
IATA
AKJ
FAA / Local
RJEC
Elevation
721 ft
Coordinates
43.6708° N · 142.4470° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Japan fields
state range 6–2,182 ft
At 721 ft, AKJ sits higher than 93% of the 107 Japan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 56nmMBEMonbetsu AirportMonbetsu
- 56nmRJCTTokachi AirportObihiro
- 57nmOKDSapporo Okadama AirportSapporo
- 63nmRJCJJASDF Chitose Air BaseChitose
- 63nmCTSNew Chitose AirportSapporo
- 66nmOBOTokachi-Obihiro AirportObihiro
Location
Open the full mapRJEC · Asahikawa Airport · Higashikagura, Japan