Niigata Airport

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 in Niigata, Japan.

The airport is at an elevation of 29 ft (9 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,311 ft (1,314 m) in length and another runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 8,202 ft (2,500 m) in length.

Air Do, All Nippon Airways, ANA Wings, Fuji Dream Airlines, Japan Airlines and Solaseed Air offer scheduled commercial domestic flights within Japan from this Airport.

China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Far Eastern Air Transport and Korean Air offer scheduled international flights from this Airport.

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.