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AT A GLANCE
Travel essentials
Currency
USD US Dollar
1 USD ≈ 158.18 JPYReference rate · 2026-11-07
Actual exchange and card rates may differ.
Checked 2026-11-07
Capital & languages
- Capital
- Washington D.C.
- Languages
- English
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Country codes
US / USA
アメリカ合衆国
United States of America
LOCAL TIME
Local time & time zones
The time difference from Japan follows local daylight-saving changes.
The regional reference time zone is under review. See the country page.
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BEFORE YOU GO
Entry & travel preparation
Entry guidance
Eligible Visa Waiver Program travellers may use ESTA approval for qualifying visits of 90 days or less. ESTA is not a visa or a guarantee of admission. Check CBP for eligibility, travel-history restrictions and current fees.
Checked 2026-11-07
Power outlets
Type A
Type B
Plug shapes are from existing records. Check your accommodation.
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Tap water
Public supplies are subject to EPA drinking-water rules. Check the local utility’s water-quality report and advisories. Ask the operator about testing and potability for private wells.
Checked 2026-11-07
Entry summaries mainly concern short visits on Japanese ordinary passports. Conditions depend on nationality, purpose and transit route.
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Airports · 216
- Adak Airport
- Akhiok Airport
- Akiachak Airport
- Akiak Airport
- Alakanuk Airport
- Aleknagik Airport
- Alitak Seaplane Base
- Allakaket Airport
- Ambler Airport
- Amook Bay Seaplane Base
- Anaktuvuk Pass Airport
- Angoon Seaplane Base
- Aniak Airport
- Anvik Airport
- Arctic Village Airport
- Atka Airport
- Atmautluak Airport
- Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport
- Barter Island LRRS Airport
- Bartletts Airport
- Beaver Airport
- Bethel Airport
- Bettles Airport
- Birch Creek Airport
- Bob Baker Memorial Airport
- Brevig Mission Airport
- Buckland Airport
- Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport
- Central Airport
- Chalkyitsik Airport
- Chatham Seaplane Base
- Chefornak Airport
- Chenega Bay Airport
- Chevak Airport
- Chicken Airport
- Chignik Fisheries Airport
- Chignik Lake Airport
- Chuathbaluk Airport
- Circle City Airport
- Clarks Point Airport
- Coffman Cove Seaplane Base
- Cold Bay Airport
- Craig Seaplane Base
- Crooked Creek Airport
- Deadhorse Airport
- Deering Airport
- Dillingham Airport
- Eagle Airport
- Edna Bay Seaplane Base
- Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport
- Eek Airport
- Egegik Airport
- Elfin Cove Seaplane Base
- Elim Airport
- Emmonak Airport
- Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base
- Fairbanks International Airport
- False Pass Airport
- Five Mile Airport
- Fort Yukon Airport
- Funter Bay Seaplane Base
- Gambell Airport
- Golovin Airport
- Goodnews Airport
- Grayling Airport
- Gulkana Airport
- Gustavus Airport
- Haines Airport
- Haycock Airport
- Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base
- Holy Cross Airport
- Homer Airport
- Hoonah Airport
- Hooper Bay Airport
- Hughes Airport
- Huslia Airport
- Hydaburg Seaplane Base
- Hyder Seaplane Base
- Igiugig Airport
- Iliamna Airport
- Indian Mountain LRRS Airport
- Ivishak Airport
- Juneau International Airport
- Kake Seaplane Base
- Kalskag Airport
- Kaltag Airport
- Karluk Airport
- Kasaan Seaplane Base
- Kasigluk Airport
- Kenai Municipal Airport
- Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base
- Ketchikan International Airport
- King Cove Airport
- King Salmon Airport
- Kipnuk Airport
- Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base
- Kivalina Airport
- Klawock Airport
- Kobuk Airport
- Kodiak Airport
- Kokhanok Airport
- Koliganek Airport
- Kongiganak Airport
- Kotlik Airport
- Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport
- Koyukuk Airport
- Kwethluk Airport
- Kwigillingok Airport
- Lake Brooks Seaplane Base
- Larsen Bay Airport
- Manley Hot Springs Airport
- Manokotak Airport
- Marshall Don Hunter Sr Airport
- May Creek Airport
- McGrath Airport
- Medfra Airport
- Mekoryuk Airport
- Merle K. Smith Airport
- Merrill Field
- Minchumina Airport
- Mountain Village Airport
- Nanwalek Airport
- Napakiak Airport
- Napaskiak Airport
- Naukati Bay Seaplane Base
- Nelson Lagoon Airport
- New Stuyahok Airport
- Newtok Airport
- Nightmute Airport
- Nikolai Airport
- Nikolski Air Station
- Noatak Airport
- Nome Airport
- North Whale Seaplane Base
- Northway Airport
- Nuiqsut Airport
- Nulato Airport
- Nunam Iqua Airport
- Nunapitchuk Airport
- Olga Bay Seaplane Base
- Ouzinkie Airport
- Pedro Bay Airport
- Pelican Seaplane Base
- Perryville Airport
- Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport
- Pilot Point Airport
- Pilot Station Airport
- Platinum Airport
- Point Baker Seaplane Base
- Point Hope Airport
- Point Lay LRRS Airport
- Port Alexander Seaplane Base
- Port Alsworth Airport
- Port Bailey Seaplane Base
- Port Graham Airport
- Port Heiden Airport
- Port Protection Seaplane Base
- Port Williams Seaplane Base
- Quinhagak Airport
- Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport
- Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
- Rampart Airport
- Red Devil Airport
- Robert Curtis Memorial Airport
- Ruby Airport
- Russian Mission Airport
- San Juan Seaplane Base
- Sand Point Airport
- Savoonga Airport
- Scammon Bay Airport
- Seal Bay Seaplane Base
- Selawik Airport
- Seldovia Airport
- Shaktoolik Airport
- Shishmaref Airport
- Shungnak Airport
- Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Sitkinak Airport
- Skagway Airport
- Sleetmute Airport
- South Naknek Airport
- St Mary's Airport
- St Michael Airport
- St Paul Island Airport
- St. George Airport
- Stebbins Airport
- Stevens Village Airport
- Stony River Airport
- Tahneta Pass Airport
- Takotna Airport
- Tatitlek Airport
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
- Teller Airport
- Tenakee Seaplane Base
- Thorne Bay Seaplane Base
- Tin City LRRS Airport
- Togiak Airport
- Tok Junction Airport
- Toksook Bay Airport
- Tuluksak Airport
- Tuntutuliak Airport
- Tununak Airport
- Twin Hills Airport
- Unalakleet Airport
- Unalaska Airport
- Valdez Airport
- Venetie Airport
- Wainwright Airport
- Wales Airport
- West Point Village Seaplane Base
- White Mountain Airport
- Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport
- Wrangell Airport
- Yakataga Airport
- Yakutat Airport
- Zachar Bay Seaplane Base
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