Airports / Japan / SDS
Sado Airport
RJSD / SDSSado, JapanELEV 88 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Niigata Airport (KIJ).
Overview
Sado Airport (RJSD / SDS) sits in Sado, Japan, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 88 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list SDS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Niigata Airport (KIJ, 34 nm), Shonai Airport (SYO, 79 nm), and Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ, 83 nm).
Trip costs from SDS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from SDS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RJSD
IATA
SDS
FAA / Local
RJSD
Elevation
88 ft
Coordinates
38.0602° N · 138.4140° 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 88 ft, SDS sits lower than 53% 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.
- 34nmKIJNiigata AirportNiigata
- 79nmSYOShonai AirportShonai
- 83nmNTQNoto Satoyama AirportWajima
- 95nmGAJYamagata AirportHigashine
- 103nmTOYToyama Kitokito AirportToyama
- 108nmFKSFukushima AirportSukagawa
Location
Open the full mapRJSD · Sado Airport · Sado, Japan