Matsuyama Airport — Matsuyama, Japan

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force base shares its runway with Matsuyama Airport, coded MYJ, a dual civilian-military arrangement common at several Japanese regional airports and one that shapes scheduling and security around the facility. It serves Matsuyama, the largest city on the island of Shikoku and capital of Ehime Prefecture, an area known for citrus cultivation, particularly mikan oranges, and for Dogo Onsen, one of Japan's oldest hot spring resorts and a site often cited as an inspiration for the bathhouse in the animated film Spirited Away. Domestic routes connect Matsuyama to Tokyo, Osaka, and other major Japanese cities, while a smaller set of international flights links the airport to South Korea and other nearby parts of East Asia. Pilgrims walking the famous 88-temple Shikoku pilgrimage route often pass through the city, giving the airport a role in religious as well as leisure tourism, while Matsuyama Castle overlooks the city from a hilltop.