Higashine Yamagata (GAJ)
Yamagata Airport handled 368,401 passengers in 2025, up 2.0% on a year earlier, according to Japan's transport ministry.
- Flights (arrivals + departures) 440 ▼ 10.2% vs March 2025 domestic only
- Passengers 368,401 ▲ 2.0% vs 2024
- Tonnes of cargo 2 ▼ 9.6% vs March 2025 domestic only
Official · March 2026 · no newer period published according to Japan's transport ministry domestic flights only
Flights (arrivals + departures) over time
Partial coverage: domestic flights only · 27 of 27 periods have data
The latest official figure is 8 months old
Japan's transport ministry has not published a newer period for this airport. Do not quote this figure as “currently” — it is the figure for March 2026.
The most recent periods15 periods
| Period | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2025 | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 488 | 440 | ▼ 9.8% |
| February | 448 | 390 | ▼ 12.9% |
| March | 490 | 440 | ▼ 10.2% |
| April | 479 | – | – |
| May | 493 | – | – |
| June | 465 | – | – |
| July | 492 | – | – |
| August | 498 | – | – |
| September | 478 | – | – |
| October | 482 | – | in progress |
| November | 417 | – | – |
| December | 442 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Mar) | 1,426 | 1,270 | ▼ 10.9% |
Landings over time
Data Integrity
The most recent periods12 periods
12 of 12
| Period | Landings | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,687 | −3.5% |
| 2024 | 3,819 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3,752 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 3,726 | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 2,894 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2,791 | −33.3% |
| 2019 | 4,182 | −3.1% |
| 2018 | 4,314 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 3,991 | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 3,572 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 3,404 | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 2,946 |
Passengers over time
Data Integrity
The most recent periods12 periods
12 of 12
| Period | Passengers | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 368,401 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 361,128 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 351,250 | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 265,657 | +96.6% |
| 2021 | 135,151 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 133,422 | −63.6% |
| 2019 | 366,678 | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 339,738 | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 305,577 | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 262,474 | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 223,111 | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 187,743 |
Tonnes of cargo over time
Partial coverage: domestic flights only · 24 of 24 periods have data
Seats offered over time
Partial coverage: domestic flights only · 27 of 27 periods have data
The most recent periods15 periods
| Period | Seats offered 2025 | Seats offered 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42,094 | 38,226 | ▼ 9.2% |
| February | 38,608 | 33,712 | ▼ 12.7% |
| March | 42,252 | 38,014 | ▼ 10.0% |
| April | 40,719 | – | – |
| May | 42,222 | – | – |
| June | 39,658 | – | – |
| July | 41,842 | – | – |
| August | 42,568 | – | – |
| September | 40,676 | – | – |
| October | 41,408 | – | in progress |
| November | 36,091 | – | – |
| December | 38,220 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Mar) | 122,954 | 109,952 | ▼ 10.6% |
Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 481 | 456 | 488 | 478 | 496 | 478 | 494 | 482 | 476 | 496 | 477 | 494 |
| 2025 | 488 | 448 | 490 | 479 | 493 | 465 | 492 | 498 | 478 | 482 | 417 | 442 |
| 2026 | 440 | 390 | 440 |
Series depth 12 years from 2014