Hakodate Airport
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The Hakodate Airport (Japanese函馆 空港, Hakodate Kuko ) is a regional airport in the Japanese city of Hakodate. It is located about 8 kilometers east of the city Hakodate. The Hakodate airport is considered by the Japanese legislation as second class airport.
History
The Hakodate airport was opened in 1961. On September 6, 1976, the Soviet test pilot Viktor Belenko defected to the West, by landing with a MiG -25 Foxbat on the Hakodate airport.