Highest Airports in Japan
Airports in Japan ranked by elevation above sea level.
1Ogurayama Paraglider LaunchOmachi · 4,203 ft above sea level
1,281 m
2Agawa Skypark GliderportNiyodogawa · 2,703 ft above sea level
824 m
3Kuju GliderportTaketa · 2,625 ft above sea level
800 m
4Yamatanigawa Auxiliary AirfieldTono · 2,575 ft above sea level
785 m
5Hida AirparkTakayama · 2,343 ft above sea level
714 m
6Shinshu-Matsumoto AirportMatsumoto · 2,182 ft above sea level
665 m
7Hoei AirstripAkitakata · 1,952 ft above sea level
595 m
8Kawane Skypark GliderportShimada · 1,945 ft above sea level
593 m
9Izumigatake Paragliding SchoolSendai · 1,900 ft above sea level
579 m
10Otaki AirfieldDate · 1,621 ft above sea level
494 m
11Fukushima (Iizaka) SkyparkOzaso · 1,318 ft above sea level
402 m
12Fukushima AirportSukagawa · 1,221 ft above sea level
372 m
13Skyfield NasuNasushiobara · 1,130 ft above sea level
344 m
14Hiroshima AirportHiroshima · 1,088 ft above sea level
332 m
15Futaba AirportKai · 1,028 ft above sea level
313 m
16Hirosaki Fifteen Club AirstripHirosaki · 935 ft above sea level
285 m
17Kagoshima AirportKagoshima · 906 ft above sea level
276 m
18JGSDF Nihonbara AirfieldNagi · 827 ft above sea level
252 m
19Okayama Momotaro AirportOkayama · 806 ft above sea level
246 m
20Ashoro Meto AirfieldAshoro · 797 ft above sea level
243 m
21Kannami Glider ParkKannami · 791 ft above sea level
241 m
22Kannami Hang Glider Landing FieldKannami · 771 ft above sea level
235 m
23Oita Prefectural (Oitakenou) AirportBungo-ono · 771 ft above sea level
235 m
24New Tanegashima AirportTanegashima · 768 ft above sea level
234 m
25Nukata Auxiliary AirfieldToyokawa · 768 ft above sea level
234 m
26Asahikawa AirportHigashikagura · 721 ft above sea level
220 m
27Noto Satoyama AirportWajima · 718 ft above sea level
219 m
28Shintoku Agricultural AirfieldShintoku · 692 ft above sea level
211 m
29Aomori AirportAomori · 664 ft above sea level
202 m
30Kumamoto AirportKumamoto · 642 ft above sea level
196 m
31Kitami Agricultural Airfield / Skyport KitamiKitami · 609 ft above sea level
186 m
32Takamatsu AirportTakamatsu · 607 ft above sea level
185 m
33Konotori Tajima AirportToyooka · 584 ft above sea level
178 m
34Tokachi-Obihiro AirportObihiro · 505 ft above sea level
154 m
35Yokota Air BaseFussa · 463 ft above sea level
141 m
36Kozushima AirportKozushima · 452 ft above sea level
138 m
37Mount Fuji Shizuoka AirportMakinohara / Shimada · 433 ft above sea level
132 m
38Betsukai Flight ParkBetsukai · 407 ft above sea level
124 m
39Bekanbe AirfieldAkkeshi · 390 ft above sea level
119 m
40Ioto (Iwo Jima) AirbaseOgasawara · 384 ft above sea level
117 m
41Inazawa Auxiliary Microlight AirportDaisen · 381 ft above sea level
116 m
42JGSDF Camp Asahikawa AirfieldAsahikawa · 377 ft above sea level
115 m
43Yamagata AirportHigashine · 353 ft above sea level
108 m
44Suwanose-jima AirportToshima · 351 ft above sea level
107 m
45Amakusa AirportAmakusa · 340 ft above sea level
104 m
46Satsuma Iōjima AirportMishima · 338 ft above sea level
103 m
47Utsunomiya Air FieldUtsunomiya · 334 ft above sea level
102 m
48Kushiro AirportKushiro · 327 ft above sea level
100 m
49Akita AirportAkita · 313 ft above sea level
95 m
50Tachikawa AirfieldTachikawa · 312 ft above sea level
95 m
Highlights
Within Japan, Ogurayama Paraglider Launch ranks first in 2026 with 1,281 m, followed by Agawa Skypark Gliderport (824 m) and Kuju Gliderport (800 m).
Ogurayama Paraglider Launch is 1.6 times higher than Agawa Skypark Gliderport, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,281 m (Ogurayama Paraglider Launch) to 95 m (Tachikawa Airfield), with a median of 227 m.
Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.