Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Yamagata airport (Japan)
Yamagata airport is located near Yamagata, with Jimmachi at 1mi↑, Higashine at 2mi↑, Tendo at 4mi↑, Motodate at 6mi↑, Sagae at 6mi↑, Yamanobe at 10mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Japan and Southernmost airports in Japan
→ See also airports in Japan
aerial view of Yamagata airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : RJSC
- IATA code : GAJ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 108 m = 354ft
→ See also Highest airports in Japan and Lowest airports in Japan
Runways
- runway 01/19 : 1999m = 6558ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Japan
Coming to Yamagata airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Yamagata airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
- Sendai airport at 35mi : book on Trip.com
- Shonai airport at 42mi : book on Trip.com
weather : moderate rain at Jimmachi
43 ↗ 52°F
wind ↑ 4mph
Thursday : Wind alert of 45mph at Jimmachi
Thursday : snow alert with 5in at Jimmachi
Aviation weather for Yamagata airport RJSC GAJ
METAR for Yamagata airport RJSC GAJ
RJSC 240100Z 13004KT 9999 -RA FEW010 SCT040 BKN050 03/01 Q1019
Decoded METAR for Yamagata airport RJSC GAJ
METAR issued by RJSC on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 01:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 36 hours and -1425 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 3°C = 37°F, dew point is 1°C = 34°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
QNH is 1019hPa = 30.09inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 130°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1000ft = 300m. scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m. broken at 5000ft = 1520m.
light rain
No TAF for Yamagata airport
but aviation weather is available at Sendai airport (RJSS) at 35mi↑
NOTAM for Yamagata airport
Around Yamagata airport (Japan)
near
- Hotels in Jimmachi
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 1284mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 5763mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 5763mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 5785mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 5805mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 5806mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 5809mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 5812mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 5813mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 5814mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 5814mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 5815mi↑
- for Yamagata airport at 0mi↑
- for JGSDF Camp Jinmachi airport at 1mi↑
- for Mizunobe Training Center Emergency airport at 3mi↑
nearest airports to Yamagata airport (Japan)
- JGSDF Camp Jinmachi heliport ( JP-2214) at 1mi↑
- Mizunobe Training Center Emergency heliport ( JP-2400) at 3mi↑
- Sagae Gliderfield airport ( JP-1370) at 6mi↑defunct airport
- Nippi airport ( JP-1369) at 7mi↑defunct airport
- Yonaza Airstrip airport ( JP-1371) at 7mi↑defunct airport
- Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital heliport ( JP-1366) at 8mi↑
- Yamagata Tokushukai Hospital heliport ( JP-1367) at 11mi↑
- Tamanohara airport ( JP-0867) at 14mi↑defunct airport
- Izumigatake Paragliding School airport ( JP-3127) at 19mi↑
- Minamiyama airport ( JP-2547) at 20mi↑defunct airport
- Shirataka Aero Park / Mutsumi airport ( JP-0600) at 24mi↑
- Ojojihara airport ( JP-1270) at 27mi↑defunct airport
- Hanakawa Riverside Park heliport ( JP-2068) at 27mi↑
- Tohoku University Hospital heliport ( JP-1605) at 28mi↑
- Miyagi Prefectural heliport ( JP-1075) at 29mi↑
- Tohoku District Police Bureau heliport ( JP-1076) at 29mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Japan
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap