SDJ · Natori, Japan
Sendai Airport.
--:--:-- · JST (UTC+09:00) · 38.1397° N, 140.9170° E
Sendai Airport
International airport in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for SDJ
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5615; ident RJSS; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
sendai-airport.co.jp
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Sendai Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
SDJ / RJSS
OurAirports ident
RJSS
GPS / local code
RJSS
ISO region
JP-04
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
sendai-airport.co.jp
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1054857
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:07 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--JST · UTC+09:00
Time zone
JST
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
15 km
Approximate distance to central Natori.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Tokyo
Languages
Japanese
Currency
JPY (¥)
Country area
377,930 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
9,842 ft / 3,000 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1940 · Sendai International Airport Company
Owner / entity
Q1054857
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Sendai Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Natori, Japan. Natori's built-up core sits roughly 15 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00, JST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Sendai Airport (SDJ / RJSS) is at 38.1397° N, 140.9170° E, elevation 15 ft (5 m), serving Natori, Japan.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Natori is in Japan (capital Tokyo); regulated by Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB); on Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00); working languages: Japanese; currency: JPY (¥).
Distance from central Natori: 15 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for SDJ.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Sendai Airport (SDJ / RJSS)
Sendai Airport · International airport in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Source identifiers
RJSS · RJSS · JP-04
sendai-airport.co.jp · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Sendai Airport is an international airport located in Natori of Miyagi Prefecture, 13.6 km (8.5 mi) south-southeast of Sendai, Japan.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Natori-shi
natori-shi · 4.2 km from SDJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 78,718 · city coordinates 38.1667, 140.8833
2. Iwanuma
iwanuma · 6.4 km from SDJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 44,068 · city coordinates 38.1047, 140.8594
3. Watari
watari · 13 km from SDJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 33,459 · city coordinates 38.0350, 140.8511
4. Sendai
sendai-2111149 · 15 km from SDJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 1,096,704 · city coordinates 38.2667, 140.8667
5. Murata
murata · 17 km from SDJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 38,271 · city coordinates 38.1186, 140.7243
6. Ōkawara
okawara · 19 km from SDJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 23,618 · city coordinates 38.0500, 140.7336
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. KIJ RJSN
Niigata Airport · Niigata
159 km from SDJ · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 29 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates 37.9542, 139.1122
2. NRT RJAA
Narita International Airport · Narita
268 km from SDJ · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 141 ft (43 m) · airport coordinates 35.7686, 140.3887
3. HND RJTT
Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Tokyo
305 km from SDJ · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 35 ft (11 m) · airport coordinates 35.5497, 139.7870
Route-time reference set
1. SDJ-KIJ
Niigata · 159 km · 1h 2m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from SDJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. SDJ-NRT
Narita · 268 km · 1h 10m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from SDJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. SDJ-HND
Tokyo · 305 km · 1h 13m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from SDJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 9,842 ft / 3,000 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for SDJ.
Runway identifiers
09/27 · 12/30
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. KIJ RJSN
Niigata Airport · Niigata · 159 km from SDJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 29 ft (9 m) · 37.9542, 139.1122
2. NRT RJAA
Narita International Airport · Narita · 268 km from SDJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 141 ft (43 m) · 35.7686, 140.3887
3. HND RJTT
Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Tokyo · 305 km from SDJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 35 ft (11 m) · 35.5497, 139.7870
4. NGO RJGG
Chubu Centrair International Airport · Tokoname · 518 km from SDJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 15 ft (5 m) · 34.8584, 136.8050
5. CTS RJCC
New Chitose Airport · Sapporo · 520 km from SDJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 82 ft (25 m) · 42.7748, 141.6904
6. ITM RJOO
Osaka Itami International Airport · Osaka · 616 km from SDJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 50 ft (15 m) · 34.7809, 135.4408
Country and authority
SDJ sits in Japan (Japan), whose capital is Tokyo. Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Asia, Eastern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Japanese. Currency context: JPY (¥). SDJ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: Sendai Airport is an international airport located in Natori of Miyagi Prefecture, 13.6 km (8.5 mi) south-southeast of Sendai, Japan.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1054857 · Sendai Airport. Administrative area: Iwanuma · Natori. Named after: Sendai
Field and clock profile
Sendai Airport is a near sea-level field at 15 ft (5 m), positioned at 38.1397° N, 140.9170° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 9,842 ft / 3,000 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Natori-shi is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.2 km. KIJ Niigata is the closest retained airport alternative at 159 km.
Country airport peers
SDJ is compared with KIJ Niigata at 159 km, NRT Narita at 268 km, HND Tokyo at 305 km, NGO Tokoname at 518 km, CTS Sapporo at 520 km inside the retained Japan airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
SDJ-KIJ Niigata: 159 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. SDJ-NRT Narita: 268 km, about 1h 10m, +0h. SDJ-HND Tokyo: 305 km, about 1h 13m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident RJSS backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. sendai-airport.co.jp is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 9,842 ft / 3,000 m
Runway identifiers
09/27, 12/30
OurAirports classifies SDJ as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
SDJ (RJSS) is a near sea-level field at 15 ft (5 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
SDJ sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
SDJ's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 9,842 ft / 3,000 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Sendai International Airport Company is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for SDJ.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at sendai-airport.co.jp, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for SDJ
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
SDJ uses Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Sendai Airport is about 15 km from central Natori; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
KIJ Niigata is the closest retained alternate at 159 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
sendai-airport.co.jp is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place SDJ inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
SDJ ranks #16 in the curated Japan airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 18 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
SDJ shares Asia/Tokyo with CTS Sapporo JP · FUK Fukuoka JP · HIJ Hiroshima JP · HND Tokyo JP · HSG Saga JP · ITM Osaka JP. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
SDJ is 15 ft (5 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DCA 15 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · MCY 15 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · NGO 15 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · NGS 15 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · AZI 16 ft (5 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
SDJ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are KIJ 159 km +0h · NRT 268 km +0h · HND 305 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niigata | KIJ | 159 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Narita | NRT | 268 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Tokyo | HND | 305 km | 1h 13m | +0h | --:--:-- |
SDJ to KIJ
Niigata
Distance 159 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone Asia/Tokyo is +0h from SDJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SDJ to NRT
Narita
Distance 268 km; estimated travel window 1h 10m; destination zone Asia/Tokyo is +0h from SDJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SDJ to HND
Tokyo
Distance 305 km; estimated travel window 1h 13m; destination zone Asia/Tokyo is +0h from SDJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Sendai is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Sendai Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from SDJ, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Natori-shi
natori-shi · 4.2 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Iwanuma
iwanuma · 6.4 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Watari
watari · 13 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sendai
sendai-2111149 · 15 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Murata
murata · 17 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ōkawara
okawara · 19 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tagajō-shi
tagajo-shi · 19 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shōbudahama
shobudahama · 20 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rifu
rifu · 22 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shiogama
shiogama · 22 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kakuda
kakuda · 22 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tomiya
tomiya · 28 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Sendai Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Niigata (KIJ), Narita (NRT), Tokyo (HND). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 9,842 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers 09/27, 12/30.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Sendai International Airport Company.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1940.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from SDJ. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Niigata AirportKIJ
Niigata · large airport
- Distance
- 159 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 29 ft (9 m)
Compare against KIJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Narita International AirportNRT
Narita · large airport
- Distance
- 268 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 141 ft (43 m)
Compare against NRT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Tokyo Haneda International AirportHND
Tokyo · large airport
- Distance
- 305 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 35 ft (11 m)
Compare against HND when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Sendai Airport (SDJ) in?▾
Sendai Airport is in the Asia/Tokyo timezone (UTC+09:00, JST).
What are the codes for Sendai Airport?▾
Sendai Airport uses IATA code SDJ and ICAO code RJSS.
Where is Sendai Airport located?▾
Sendai Airport is located in Natori, Japan at coordinates 38.1397° N, 140.9170° E, with an elevation of 15 ft (5 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Sendai Airport from central Natori?▾
Sendai Airport sits roughly 15 km from the nearest mapped city center for Natori.
Which route reference is most useful from SDJ?▾
Niigata (KIJ) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 2m, destination timezone Asia/Tokyo, and a +0h difference from SDJ.
Which authority regulates SDJ?▾
Sendai Airport sits inside Japan, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB).
What other airports in Japan are close peers to SDJ?▾
SDJ's curated peers in Japan on this site include KIJ Niigata, NRT Narita, HND Tokyo, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Sendai Airport have?▾
Sendai Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 9,842 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers include 09/27, 12/30.