Narrative:
9 hijackers demanded to be taken to North Korea. Hijackers surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: 4 days.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 31 March 1970 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-89 |
| Operator: | Japan Air Lines - JAL |
| Registration: | JA8315 |
| MSN: | 19139/255 |
| First flight: | 1966-04-13 (4 years) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 115 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Pyongyang-Sunan Aiport (FNJ) ( North Korea)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT), Japan |
| Fukuoka Airport (FUK/RJFF), Japan |
9 hijackers demanded to be taken to North Korea. Hijackers surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: 4 days.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Fukuoka Airport as the crow flies is 876 km (547 miles).
Distance from Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Fukuoka Airport as the crow flies is 876 km (547 miles).
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