# Kushiro Airport (KUH / RJCK)

**Kushiro Airport** (IATA: KUH, ICAO: RJCK) is a medium airport in Kushiro, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1961. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. In 2024 it handled 744 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KUH / RJCK
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- Serves: Kushiro, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: 1961
- Elevation: 100 m / 327 ft
- Coordinates: 43.0410, 144.1930
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Passengers: 743,506 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: https://www.hokkaido-airports.com/ja/kushiro/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushiro_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1333925
- Weather station: RJCK · WMO 47489
- Ident: RJCK

## Timeline

- 1961: Kushiro Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 159° / 339° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 676,834 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 680,607 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 685,379 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 715,737 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 742,279 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 775,019 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 866,970 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 429,528 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 394,469 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 630,435 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 727,866 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 743,506 | Wikidata |

## Routes

5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [CTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcc.md) New Chitose Airport · Japan · 206 km / 128 mi · ANA Wings
- [OKD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjco.md) Sapporo Okadama Airport · Japan · 229 km / 142 mi · Hokkaido Air System
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 915 km / 569 mi · Japan Airlines, Air Do

### Seasonal (2)

- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 872 km / 542 mi · Peach
- [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 1,231 km / 765 mi · Peach

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- MM [Peach](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/peach) · 2 · seasonal
- HD [Air Do](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-do) · 1
- EH [ANA Wings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ana-wings) · 1
- 6L [Hokkaido Air System](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hokkaido-air-system) · 1
- JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 744K (2024) | #939 of 3,974 | #296 in Asia | #37 in JP |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =735 in Asia | =33 in JP |
| Elevation | 100 m / 327 ft | =30,707 of 43,403 | =1,720 in Asia | #48 in JP |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =273 in Asia | =38 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC | SAPPORO CON | 127.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [RJCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcs.md) JASDF Kenebetsu Airfield · 62 km / 38 mi
- [RJCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjct.md) Tokachi Airport · 86 km / 53 mi
- [SHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcn.md) Nakashibetsu Airport · 86 km / 53 mi
- [OBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcb.md) Tokachi-Obihiro Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [MMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcm.md) Memanbetsu Airport · 93 km / 58 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: “Kushiro Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kushiro_Airport&oldid=1363050780), revision of 7 Jul 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/rjck/data