Niigata Airport

Niigata Airport (新潟空港, Niigata Kūkō) (IATA: KIJ, ICAO: RJSN) is a second class airport located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) northeast of Niigata Station[2] in Niigata, Japan.

Niigata Airport

新潟空港

Niigata Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
ServesNiigata Prefecture
LocationNiigata, Niigata
Hub forToki Air
Elevation AMSL29 ft / 9 m
Coordinates37°57′21″N 139°06′42″E
Map
RJSN is located in Niigata Prefecture
RJSN
RJSN
Location in Niigata Prefecture
RJSN is located in Japan
RJSN
RJSN
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,314 4,311 Asphalt concrete
10/28 2,500 8,202 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers984,629
Cargo (metric tonnes)474
Aircraft movement26,149
Terminal building
Aerial photograph of Niigata Airport in the 1970s

History

The first airport on the Sea of Japan coast of Japan was opened on an island in the Shinano River in 1929. This airport was moved to what was then the village of Matsugazakahama in 1930, and was renamed Niigata Airport. It was requisitioned for use by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in 1941, and came under the control of the USAAF after the end of World War II. It was returned to Japanese civilian control on March 31, 1958, on which date commercial flight operations were resumed. International services were started in 1973, with scheduled service to Khabarovsk and Niigata Airport became historically an important gateway for traffic to and from Russia, which among other purposes were used to export Niigata-area agricultural products to Russia; however, flights were reduced from winter 2010 as more slots became available for Russia service at Narita International Airport near Tokyo.[3]

The airport saw several major service expansions in the spring of 2012, when China Eastern Airlines, Fuji Dream Airlines and All Nippon Airways announced service to Shanghai, Nagoya and Narita respectively.[4]

Airlines and destinations

The following destinations are served from Niigata:

AirlinesDestinations
All Nippon Airways Osaka–Itami
ANA Wings Osaka–Itami, Sapporo–Chitose
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong[5]
Fuji Dream Airlines Fukuoka, Kobe, Nagoya–Komaki
Ibex Airlines Fukuoka, Nagoya–Centrair
J-Air Osaka–Itami, Sapporo–Chitose
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon (resumes 31 October 2023)[6]
Peach Osaka–Kansai[7]
Tigerair Taiwan Taipei–Taoyuan[8]

Ground transportation
Airport Limousine Bus stopping at JR Niigata Station South Entrance, March 2019

Scheduled "limousine bus" service is provided to and from Niigata Station every 20 minutes and heavily subsidized by Niigata Prefecture. Niigata Airport currently has no direct rail access, although regional authorities have conducted studies aimed at potentially extending the Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed rail line or other nearby ordinary rail lines to the airport.[9]

References
  1. "Niigata Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. AIS Japan
  3. 新潟空港に試練の冬 ロシア極東２路線が運休. Nihon Keizai Shimbun (in Japanese). 30 October 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. 新潟空港、増便や新規就航相次ぐ 中国東方航空は上海線週４便. Nihon Keizai Shimbun (in Japanese). 27 March 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. "Mainland Chinese Carriers August – October 2023 Japan Network – 30JUL23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. "Korean Air Resumes 3 Japanese Routes in NW23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. "Peach adds Osaka – Niigata service in March 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  8. "TIGERAIR TAIWAN ADDS NIIGATA SERVICE FROM MID-JAN 2023". Aeroroutes. 9 December 2022.
  9. 新潟空港、新幹線乗り入れ検討 アクセス改善委が会合. Nihon Keizai Shimbun (in Japanese). 2 July 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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