Shonai Airport

Shonai Airport 庄内空港 Shonai Kūkō
File:Shonai Airport Terminal and Tower.JPG
IATA: SYO – ICAO: RJSY
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Sakata, Yamagata
Location	Sakata, Yamagata, Japan
Elevation AMSL	72 ft / 22 m
Coordinates
Website	www.shonai-airport.co.jp
Map
RJSY Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan

Shonai Airport (庄内空港, Shonai Kūkō) (IATA: SYO, ICAO: RJSY) is a regional airport in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan. The municipalities of Tsuruoka and Shōnai are also near the airport.

History

The airport opened in 1991 after lobbying efforts by local chambers of commerce, as the area was highly isolated from the major cities of Tokyo and Osaka, requiring half a day of travel to reach either. All Nippon Airways (ANA) initially operated service to both Tokyo (Haneda) and Osaka (Itami), but cancelled the Osaka service in 2009. There was also nonstop service to Sapporo from 1995 to 2007.

Seiko Epson has also used the airport for weekly employee charter flights to and from Matsumoto since 1997.

In December 2012, an ANA flight landing from Tokyo overran the runway at Shonai. There were no fatalities, but the airport was closed for the following day.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
All Nippon Airways	Tokyo-Haneda
China Airlines	Seasonal: Taipei-Taoyuan
Far Eastern Air Transport	Seasonal Charter: Taipei-Taoyuan
TransAsia Airways	Charter: Taipei-Taoyuan

External links

• (Japanese) (English)(Chinese)(Korean) Airport Website operated by Shonai Airport Building Co., Ltd
• (Japanese) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
• Current weather for RJSY at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for SYO at Aviation Safety Network