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Yamagata Airport Arrivals & Departures Information Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Sendai44.4km
Distance to Yamagata17.8km
Most popular destinationTokyo

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Yamagata Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Yamagata Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Sendai arrivals information

Yamagata Airport is 44.4km from the centre of Sendai. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Yamagata Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Japan by hiring a car.

Car hire from Yamagata Airport

If you want to see more of Japan after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Yamagata Airport. Providers like Orix have pick-up spots at GAJ Arrivals – find out more here.


Yamagata Airport FAQs

Yes, Japan Airlines operates to and from both Yamagata Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes. There are Orix, NIPPON Rent A Car, Toyota Rent A Car, Nissan Rent a Car and Hertz pick-up points in or near to Yamagata Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Yamagata Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Yamagata Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Yamagata Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Yamagata Airport’s departure lounge.
Super Hotel Yamagata Sakurambo-Higashine Station Front is the highest-rated hotel near Yamagata Airport, just 3.2km away. Other great hotels nearby include Hotel Sulata Yamagata Airport (1.7km from the airport), and Comfort Hotel Tendo (4.7km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Yamagata Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Yamagata Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Yamagata Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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