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]
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]
niigata, airport, 新潟空港, niigata, kūkō, iata, icao, rjsn, second, class, airport, located, northeast, niigata, station, niigata, japan, 新潟空港niigata, kūkōiata, kijicao, rjsnsummaryairport, typepublicowner, operatorministry, land, infrastructure, transport, touri. Niigata Airport 新潟空港 Niigata Kukō 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 KukōIATA KIJICAO RJSNSummaryAirport typePublicOwner OperatorMinistry of Land Infrastructure Transport and TourismServesNiigata PrefectureLocationNiigata NiigataHub forToki AirElevation AMSL29 ft 9 mCoordinates37 57 21 N 139 06 42 E 37 95583 N 139 11167 E 37 95583 139 11167MapRJSNLocation in Niigata PrefectureShow map of Niigata PrefectureRJSNLocation in JapanShow map of JapanRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft04 22 1 314 4 311 Asphalt concrete10 28 2 500 8 202 Asphalt concreteStatistics 2015 Passengers984 629Cargo metric tonnes 474Aircraft movement26 149Source Japanese Ministry of Land Infrastructure Transport and Tourism 1 Terminal buildingAerial photograph of Niigata Airport in the 1970s Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and destinations 3 Ground transportation 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe 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 EditThe following destinations are served from Niigata AirlinesDestinationsAll Nippon AirwaysOsaka ItamiANA WingsOsaka Itami Sapporo ChitoseChina Eastern AirlinesShanghai Pudong 5 Fuji Dream AirlinesFukuoka Kobe Nagoya KomakiIbex AirlinesFukuoka Nagoya CentrairJ AirOsaka Itami Sapporo ChitoseKorean AirSeoul Incheon resumes 31 October 2023 6 PeachOsaka Kansai 7 Tigerair TaiwanTaipei Taoyuan 8 Ground transportation Edit nbsp Airport Limousine Bus stopping at JR Niigata Station South Entrance March 2019Scheduled 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 Edit Niigata Airport PDF Japanese Ministry of Land Infrastructure Transport and Tourism Archived from the original PDF on 21 October 2016 Retrieved 7 January 2017 AIS Japan 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 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 Mainland Chinese Carriers August October 2023 Japan Network 30JUL23 Aeroroutes Retrieved 31 July 2023 Korean Air Resumes 3 Japanese Routes in NW23 Aeroroutes Retrieved 29 September 2023 Peach adds Osaka Niigata service in March 2018 routesonline Retrieved 1 November 2017 TIGERAIR TAIWAN ADDS NIIGATA SERVICE FROM MID JAN 2023 Aeroroutes 9 December 2022 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 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Niigata Airport Official website in English Niigata Airport Building in English nbsp Aviation portal nbsp This article about a Japanese airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Niigata Prefecture location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Niigata Airport amp oldid 1177770694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
