, is a single-runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 regional airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 in Hokkaidō

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, straddling the cities of Asahikawa and Higashikagura

Higashikagura, Hokkaido

is a town located in Kamikawa District, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 9,443 and a density of 133.68 persons per km². The total area is 68.64 km²....

. It is a second class airport.

Airlines and destinations

Access

Asahikawa airport is accessible by bus from Asahikawa Station

Asahikawa Station

is a railway station located in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company .Asahikawa Station is the central train station of Asahikawa City, which is third by population in Northern Japan after Sendai City, and second after Sapporo City in Hokkaido.-Lines:The...

, Asahiyama Zoo

Asahiyama Zoo

The ' is a municipal zoo opened in July 1967 in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, and is the northernmost zoo in the country.. In August 2004, over 320,000 people visited the zoo, the second highest number of visitors among all the zoos in Japan...

 and Furano station

Furano Station

is a train station located in Furano, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company.-Lines serviced:*Nemuro Main Line*Furano Line...

. From Asahikawa Station it is about 15 km (35 min by bus) while from Furano Station it is about 40 km (1 hour by bus). The bus timings are available in Japanese from its webpage. For convenience one can refer below table for Airport-Furano commutation. The travel time is about 1 hour and ticket fare is 750 yen.

Airport departure	Furano station departure
10:10	11:10
11:30	12:30
12:40	13:40
13:40	14:40
15:40	16:40
17:00	18:00
18:00	19:00
20:00	21:00

External links

• Official site
• Asahikawa Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
  Japan Airlines
  is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport , as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport...
  
  
• Asahikawa Denkikido Bus Company: Access to airport webpage in Japanese.