Airports / Japan / GAJ
Yamagata Airport
RJSC / GAJHigashine, JapanELEV 353 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
30 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sendai Airport (SDJ) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Yamagata Airport (RJSC / GAJ) is a mid-sized airport serving Higashine, Japan. The field lies at an elevation of 353 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
GAJ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Sendai Airport (SDJ, 30 nm), Shonai Airport (SYO, 36 nm), and JASDF Matsushima Air Base (RJST, 40 nm).
Quotes for flights out of GAJ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from GAJ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
RJSC
IATA
GAJ
FAA / Local
RJSC
Elevation
353 ft
Coordinates
38.4119° N · 140.3710° 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 353 ft, GAJ sits higher than 84% 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.
- 30nmSDJSendai AirportNatori
- 36nmSYOShonai AirportShonai
- 40nmRJSTJASDF Matsushima Air BaseIshinomaki
- 65nmKIJNiigata AirportNiigata
- 71nmHNAIwate Hanamaki AirportHanamaki
- 71nmFKSFukushima AirportSukagawa
Location
Open the full mapRJSC · Yamagata Airport · Higashine, Japan