Airports / Japan / SDJ
Sendai Airport
RJSS / SDJNatori, JapanELEV 15 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
21 nm
To the nearest alternate
JASDF Matsushima Air Base (RJST) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Sendai Airport (RJSS / SDJ) is a large commercial airport serving Natori, Japan. Field elevation is 15 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list SDJ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are JASDF Matsushima Air Base (RJST, 21 nm), Yamagata Airport (GAJ, 30 nm), and Fukushima Airport (FKS, 59 nm).
Trip costs from SDJ 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 SDJ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RJSS
IATA
SDJ
FAA / Local
RJSS
Elevation
15 ft
Coordinates
38.1397° N · 140.9170° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Japan fields
state range 6–2,182 ft
At 15 ft, SDJ sits lower than 90% 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.
- 21nmRJSTJASDF Matsushima Air BaseIshinomaki
- 30nmGAJYamagata AirportHigashine
- 59nmFKSFukushima AirportSukagawa
- 67nmSYOShonai AirportShonai
- 78nmHNAIwate Hanamaki AirportHanamaki
- 86nmKIJNiigata AirportNiigata
Location
Open the full mapRJSS · Sendai Airport · Natori, Japan