Asahikawa Airport — Higashikagura, Japan

Asahikawa Airport, serving the city of Asahikawa from the neighboring town of Higashikagura in Japan's northernmost prefecture, Hokkaidō, makes use of a single runway, 721 feet above sea level, one of several regional airports spread across Hokkaidō given the island's size and often severe winter weather. Asahikawa is Hokkaidō's second-largest city after Sapporo, situated in a basin surrounded by mountains in the island's interior. Tokyo and other major Japanese cities connect directly to this inland region through the field, sparing travelers a long journey by road or rail across Hokkaidō's mountainous terrain.