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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
29 ft / 9 m

1,314
  
4,311

Elevation
  
9 m

Location
  
Niigata, Niigata

04/22
  
1,314

Code
  
KIJ

Niigata Airport

Operator
  
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Address
  
Japan, 〒950-0001 Niigata Prefecture, Niigata, Higashi Ward, Matsuhamacho, 3710

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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.

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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.

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.

Accidents and incidents

  • On August 5, 2013, Korean Air Flight 763, a Boeing 737 arriving from Seoul, overran the east end of Runway 10/28 upon landing, coming to a stop on the grass but almost falling into a nearby river. Although there were no injuries and the aircraft was not significantly damaged, the JTSB announced that the incident would be investigated as a "major incident." The JTSB investigation found that the aircraft temporarily lost all brake pressure for five to six seconds during its landing roll as spoilers and speedbrakes were retracted, followed by a sudden application of brakes during the window 37 to 45 seconds after touchdown, which succeeded in stopping the aircraft.

    • Airlines and destinations

    The following destinations are served from Niigata (as of September 2015):

    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.

    References

    Niigata Airport Wikipedia
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