--- iata: SDJ name: Sendai Airport city: Sendai country: Japan lastUpdated: '2026-09-24' officialWebsite: 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/' sources: - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/global/' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/company/profile/index.html' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/company/history/index.html' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/company/assets/2025jigyou.pdf' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/company/assets/FY2025Result.pdf' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/company/assets/kitei.pdf' - >- https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/company/assets/10th%20Anniversary%20of%20Privatization.pdf - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/flight/intl-monthly.html' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/flight/' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/flight/psfc-pssc.html' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/flight/security-guide.html' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/service/business-lounge.html' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/guide/pronto.html' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/service/water.html' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/service/vending-machine.html' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/service/smile-terrace.html' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/service/waiting-room.html' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/access/' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/access/bus.html' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/access/parking.html' - 'https://www.senat.co.jp/fare/sendai/' - 'https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/floormap/' quickFacts: - >- Single terminal in Natori, Miyagi (SDJ/RJSS). Sendai Airport Station connects step-free on the 2nd floor. - >- Operated by Sendai International Airport Co., Ltd. since the 1 July 2016 concession. Tokyu holds 42% of the voting shares. - >- Fiscal 2025 (Apr 2025–Mar 2026): 4,000,000 passengers, a record. Domestic 3,339,000 and international 661,000. - >- Runway B is 3,000 m × 45 m with ILS CAT-I. Runway A is 1,200 m × 45 m with no ILS. OurAirports lists them as 09/27 and 12/30. - >- Airport hours 07:30–22:00. Passenger terminal 06:10–22:00. A terminal renewal aims to open at the end of fiscal 2028. - >- September 2026 international board: Seoul daily on Asiana, Taipei on EVA, Starlux, and Tigerair Taiwan. Air China flies Dalian/Beijing and Shanghai. Peach Taipei is suspended. bentoTips: - label: International title: Seoul and Taipei are the daily flights detail: >- Air China flies Dalian and Beijing via Dalian on Monday and Friday, and Shanghai on Tuesday and Saturday. The fiscal 2025 report records Kaohsiung from July 2025 and Bangkok from December 2025, but neither city is on this month's feed. summary: >- On the September 2026 board, Asiana to Seoul and EVA and Starlux to Taipei run daily. Tigerair Taiwan is Tue/Thu/Sun. Peach's Taipei flights are marked suspended. category: status - label: One building title: 'One terminal, station linked upstairs' detail: >- CIQ is on the east side of the 1st floor. The station link leaves from the 2nd floor. A renewal aimed at the end of fiscal 2028 may move the checkpoint and shops. summary: >- Arrivals are on the 1st floor, check-in and gates on the 2nd, restaurants and the business lounge on the 3rd, and Smile Terrace on the roof. category: terminal - label: Security title: The checkpoint closes about 20 minutes before boarding detail: >- Domestic drinks such as tea may be carried in. International liquids over 100 ml stay out of the cabin, with the usual medicine and baby-food exceptions. The page does not publish a list of busy hours. summary: >- Have the boarding pass out. International passengers also show a passport. Coats go in the tray, and thick boots may be X-rayed. category: timing - label: 3rd floor title: 'The business lounge is 1,100 yen an hour' detail: >- Eligible cards are named issuers such as JCB, Visa, Mastercard, and Diners, plus listed Japanese cards. Some gold cards are excluded. The lounge has no toilet. summary: >- EAST SIDE includes soft drinks if you pay the hourly fee or your card is on the airport's free list. Pronto downstairs is a cafe, not a card lounge. category: food lounges: - name: Business Lounge EAST SIDE zone: 3rd floor hours: '7:00–20:30' access: - 'Paid entry, 1,100 yen per hour including tax' - 'Listed credit cards, free with card and boarding pass' bestFor: - A short wait on departure or arrival - Cardholders on the airport's free-entry list summary: >- Same-day Sendai flight required, departure or arrival. The published rate is 1,100 yen per hour including tax. Named card issuers enter free; some gold cards are excluded, and companion prices depend on the issuer. The page does not list Priority Pass, DragonPass, or American Express. Soft drinks are included. Beer, snacks, massage, and copies are extra. No toilet in the room. verdict: depends terminal: Passenger terminal amenities: - Soft drinks - Wi-Fi - Smoking room - Two PCs - Paid snacks and canned beer - No toilet inside - name: Michinoku Lounge by PRONTO zone: landside hours: '6:30–21:30 (last order 21:00)' access: - Walk-in cafe - Pay for food and drinks bestFor: - A meal before security - Anyone who wants a seat without a lounge card summary: >- The operating regulation calls this the free lounge. It is a Pronto cafe, open to anyone, and you pay the menu. A published strawberry milk is 605 yen including tax for the R size. It is not a card-network lounge and does not include free drinks. verdict: depends terminal: Passenger terminal amenities: - 'Morning, cafe, and bar service' - 'Heated-tobacco room, 14 seats' - Cards accepted waterOptions: - kind: free name: Cold-water dispenser zone: landside summary: >- The airport says these 冷水器 taps are set at a height for wheelchair users and children. The 1st-floor pin is the free tap on the arrivals level. No bottle price, because it is a fountain. location: >- 1st floor, at the cold-water dispenser marked on the airport drinking-water map terminal: Passenger terminal isBestValue: true - kind: free name: Cold-water dispenser summary: >- A second free cold-water dispenser is mapped on the 2nd floor, the departures level. The page does not say whether that pin is before or after security. location: >- 2nd floor, at the cold-water dispenser marked on the airport drinking-water map terminal: Passenger terminal isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Strawberry milk at PRONTO zone: landside price: '605 yen (R) or 693 yen (L), tax included' summary: >- PRONTO publishes crushed-strawberry milk at 605 yen including tax for the R size and 693 yen for the L size. That is a cafe drink, not a fountain refill. Vending machines are mapped near both arrivals exits and beside domestic gates 5, 8, and 10, but the airport does not print a bottle price. location: '1st floor, Michinoku Lounge by PRONTO' terminal: Passenger terminal --- > Markdown for [/airports/sdj](/airports/sdj). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/sdj) - [Lounge directory](/airports/sdj/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Sendai Airport (SDJ) Sendai, Japan ## Quick facts - Single terminal in Natori, Miyagi (SDJ/RJSS). Sendai Airport Station connects step-free on the 2nd floor. - Operated by Sendai International Airport Co., Ltd. since the 1 July 2016 concession. Tokyu holds 42% of the voting shares. - Fiscal 2025 (Apr 2025–Mar 2026): 4,000,000 passengers, a record. Domestic 3,339,000 and international 661,000. - Runway B is 3,000 m × 45 m with ILS CAT-I. Runway A is 1,200 m × 45 m with no ILS. OurAirports lists them as 09/27 and 12/30. - Airport hours 07:30–22:00. Passenger terminal 06:10–22:00. A terminal renewal aims to open at the end of fiscal 2028. - September 2026 international board: Seoul daily on Asiana, Taipei on EVA, Starlux, and Tigerair Taiwan. Air China flies Dalian/Beijing and Shanghai. 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