Niigata Airport

Niigata Airport
新潟空港
Niigata Kūkō
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Location Niigata, Niigata
Elevation AMSL 29 ft / 9 m
Coordinates 37°57′21″N 139°06′42″E / 37.95583°N 139.11167°E / 37.95583; 139.11167Coordinates: 37°57′21″N 139°06′42″E / 37.95583°N 139.11167°E / 37.95583; 139.11167
Map
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)
Passengers 984,629
Cargo (metric tonnes) 474
Aircraft movement 26,149
Aerial photograph of 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.

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]

Accidents and incidents

Airlines and destinations

The following destinations are served from Niigata:

AirlinesDestinations
All Nippon Airways Osaka–Itami
Seasonal: Naha
All Nippon Airways
operated by ANA Wings 		Fukuoka, Nagoya–Centrair, Osaka–Itami, Sapporo–Chitose, Tokyo–Narita
All Nippon Airways
operated by Ibex Airlines 		Osaka–Itami
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines Harbin
Far Eastern Air Transport Taipei–Taoyuan[7]
Fuji Dream Airlines Fukuoka, Nagoya–Komaki
Japan Airlines
operated by J-Air 		Osaka–Itami, Sapporo–Chitose
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon
Yakutia Airlines Seasonal: Khabarovsk,[8] Vladivostok

Ground transportation

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. 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. 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. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "大韓機、オーバーラン 新潟空港、けが人なし". Nihon Keizai Shimbun morning edition. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "新潟の大韓航空機オーバーラン、ブレーキ圧力一時ゼロ　運輸安全委". Aviation Wire. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Far Eastern adds Niigata service from Nov 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  8. ↑ L, J (21 May 2014). "Yakutia Adds Khabarovsk – Niigata Service July – Sep 2014". Airline Route. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  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. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2013.


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