# Ibaraki Airport (IBR / RJAH)

**Ibaraki Airport** (IATA: IBR, ICAO: RJAH) is a large airport in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1937. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,700 m (8,858 ft). It is operated by Japan Air Self-Defense Force. In 2024 it handled 760 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjah

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IBR / RJAH
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Japan Air Self-Defense Force
- Serves: Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 32 m / 105 ft
- Coordinates: 36.1815, 140.4144
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,700 m / 8,858 ft
- Passengers: 760,423 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: http://www.ibaraki-airport.net/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibaraki_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1156420
- Weather station: RJAH · WMO 47715
- Ident: RJAH

## Timeline

- 1937: Ibaraki Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03R/21L | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 020° / 200° | yes |
| 03L/21R | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 389,402 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 513,852 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 538,227 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 605,944 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 655,668 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 733,397 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 822,208 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 313,533 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 257,685 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 494,515 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 738,261 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 760,423 | Wikidata |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [CJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktu.md) Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) · South Korea · 1,156 km / 718 mi · Aero K

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from IBR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- RF [Aero K](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-k) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 760K (2024) | #933 of 3,974 | #294 in Asia | #36 in JP |
| Longest runway | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | =1,894 of 29,858 | =590 in Asia | #29 in JP |
| Elevation | 32 m / 105 ft | =36,652 of 43,403 | =2,276 in Asia | #93 in JP |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =88 in Asia | =9 in JP |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.100 |
| DEP | DEP | 36.230 |
| GND | GND | 27.580 |
| TCA | TCA | 124.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [RJTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtl.md) JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base · 56 km / 35 mi
- [RJTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtu.md) Utsunomiya Air Field · 61 km / 38 mi
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [RJTJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtj.md) Iruma Air Base · 98 km / 61 mi
- [RJTF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtf.md) Chofu Airport · 98 km / 61 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ibaraki Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ibaraki_Airport&oldid=1369120493), revision of 13 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjah/data