*The event has now finished. Thank you to everyone who came.
Misawa Airport Misawa Sky Day Festival 2024 is coming up!
The “Misawa Sky Day Festival” will be held at Misawa Airport on Saturday, September 28th, and Sunday, September 29th, 2024!
Misawa Airport is easily accessible from the city center and is a very rare airport in Japan, as it is jointly used by the U.S. Forces Japan, Japan Air Self Defense Force, and commercial airlines.
We planned this event for people with few opportunities to fly, and people from neighboring communities would become familiar with Misawa Airport and learn more about it.
Family fun! We are waiting for you with many events in which you can eat, play, and learn.
*Event contents may change.We will update you with the latest information here, so please bookmark this page.
◆”Airport Security: People and Work” Event (held on Saturday, 28th only)
Time / 10:00~12:00 (Registration will begin at 9:30~)
Place / Misawa Airport Terminal
You can see facilities that are usually off-limits, as well as “Ground handling,” and you can also experience baggage inspection using the “metal detectors” and “X-ray monitors” that are actually used at airports!
*Limited to 15 pairs (1 elementary/junior high school child + 1 parent/guardian). Advance application is required.
Application Term: July 31, 2024 (Wed) – September 8, 2024 (Sun)
※Applications are now closed. If you have applied, please wait for the lottery results.
◆“MISAWA, the City of the Sky” history lecture by local historian Mr. Tadashi Kawamura(Held only on Saturday, 28th)
Time / 13:30~15:30 (Registration will begin at 13:00~)
Place / Misawa Airport Office 1F conference room
This exhibition introduces the trajectory of Misawa’s predecessors, from Miss Beadle, which made “the Transpacific Flight” in the early Showa period, to the construction of the U.S. military base after WWII to the new urban development of today.
*Limited to 30 people; advance application is required.Applications will be closed to reach the maximum number.
Contact information: 017-739-0900 (Aomori Prefectural Community Education Center)
Click here for the application and details.
◆The observation deck is open for free!
◆Special Vehicles on display at the airport
Place/ Misawa Airport (Outside)
You can watch the Airport vehicles up close!
We will be exhibiting “Light Tower Truck” and “Snowplows”!
◆Family challenge! Ecology power generation
You can learn about energy through quizzes and hands-on activities.
Foot-powered electricity car race (SEP 29th only) / Bicycle-powered electricity train
Place/ Misawa Airport Terminal
◆Misawa Commercial High School and Touhoku Farm Ltd. joint development
Place/ Misawa Airport Terminal 2F “Skymart Veedol” shop
Rich and creamy egg yolk pudding / Whole egg pudding limited quantity release!
◆Momoishi High School Cooking Club restaurant (Held only on Saturday, 28th)
Place/ Misawa Airport Terminal 2F restaurant
Momoishi High School cooking club will sell homemade dishes made with local ingredients!
◆JAL Sky Ecology Class (Held on both days)
Time / 13:00~14:30 (Registration will begin at 12:30~)
Place/ Misawa Aviation and Science Museum, Aomori
We will welcome an active Japan Airlines (JAL) pilot as a lecturer. The pilot will teach us about changes in the global environment as seen from an altitude of 3300 feet and environmental initiatives being put into practice in aircraft operations!This class is for elementary school students in grades 3 to 6, but please feel free to join us if you are interested, regardless of your grade!
*Limited to 30 people; advance application is required.
会場は「三沢航空科学館」となりますのでお間違えのないようご注意ください。
Application Term: July 31, 2024 (Wed) – September 27, 2024 (Fri)
Click here for the application and details.
◆Hoshino Resorts Aomoriya “Tuna fishing fortune slip”
Place/ Misawa Aviation and Science Museum, Aomori
Misawa Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. Customer Appreciation Festival
Thank you for making the number of passengers using Misawa Airport exceed 300,000 for two consecutive years!
Wish to continues Misawa-Haneda route: 4 round trips daily
◆Airport Market
★Food booths using local produce and ingredients from the Misawa area and food trucks are coming
★Handmade crafts booth
★Mini Beer Garden by Oirase beer
Oirase Beer (From Towada City)
Craft beer using the interflow water of Hakkoda (the source water of the Oirase Gorge that has taken many years to emerge)! We also sell snacks that go well with beer and beer that you can take home and enjoy.
SUNSET BROS (From Misawa City)
We are selling a collaborative beer developed by Misawa’s music label & Beer Geek “SUNSET BROS” and the Hotarubi brewery in Asamushi, Aomori City! You can taste rare beers that are only available at events.
◆Flea Market
You might just find a real bargain!A flea market with American stalls!
◆Misawa Airport backroom tour (Held only on Sunday, 29th)
Time/ 9:30 Misawa station show up / Departure
A full-day tour from Misawa station – Misawa Airport – Misawa Aviation and Science Museum, Aomori – Skyplaza Misawa (shopping) back to Misawa station!
During the tour of Misawa Airport, you will be guided around areas that are usually off-limits, with explanations by local historian Mr. Tadashi Kawamura on the history of “the city of the sky, Misawa”.
*Limited to 20 people; advance application is required.
Click here for the details.
※Applications are now closed. If you have applied, please wait for the lottery results.
◆Others
[About the Parking lot]
Parking is expected to be busy on the day.We have prepared a temporary parking lot, but we recommend carpooling as the number of parking spaces is limited.
*Please note that the event content may change.We will update you with the latest information here, so please bookmark this page.
Misawa Airport Misawa Sky Day Festival 2024 Leaflet↓
You can see the Misawa Airport Misawa Sky Day Festival poster here.
[Organized by] Misawa Airport Misawa Sky Day Festival Executive Committee
[Supported by] Japan Airlines Aomori Branch, Misawa City Board of Education, Misawa Airport Utilization Promotion Organization