# Niigata Airport (KIJ / RJSN) **Niigata Airport** (IATA: KIJ, ICAO: RJSN) is a large airport in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1930. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,499 m (8,200 ft). It is operated by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. In 2024 it handled 1.1 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsn ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: KIJ / RJSN - Type: Large airport - Operator: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism - Serves: Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan - Opened: 1930 - Elevation: 9 m / 29 ft - Coordinates: 37.9542, 139.1122 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,499 m / 8,200 ft - Passengers: 1,121,775 (2024) - Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo - Website: https://niigata-airport.gr.jp - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niigata_Airport (23 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1197536 - Weather station: RJSN · WMO 47573 - Ident: RJSN ## Timeline - 1930: Niigata Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10/28 | 2,499 m / 8,200 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 093° / 273° | yes | | 04/22 | 1,311 m / 4,300 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 032° / 212° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2013 | 998,392 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,011,945 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 984,629 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 993,148 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,016,991 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,123,897 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,201,419 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 442,419 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 347,941 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 698,062 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 1,033,254 | Wikidata | | 2024 | 1,121,775 | Wikidata | ## Routes 11 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (11) - [SDJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjss.md) Sendai Airport · Japan · 159 km / 99 mi · Toki Air - [NKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjna.md) Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base · Japan · 358 km / 222 mi · Fuji Dream Airlines - [NGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjgg.md) Chubu Centrair International Airport · Japan · 401 km / 249 mi · Toki Air - [ITM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoo.md) Osaka Itami International Airport · Japan · 482 km / 300 mi · J-Air, Ibex Airlines, ANA Wings - [UKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbe.md) Kobe Airport · Japan · 508 km / 316 mi · Toki Air - [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 524 km / 326 mi · Peach - [CTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcc.md) New Chitose Airport · Japan · 579 km / 360 mi · Fuji Dream Airlines, ANA Wings - [OKD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjco.md) Sapporo Okadama Airport · Japan · 605 km / 376 mi · Toki Air - [FUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjff.md) Fukuoka Airport · Japan · 919 km / 571 mi · Fuji Dream Airlines, Ibex Airlines - [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 1,114 km / 692 mi · Korean Air - [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 2,211 km / 1,374 mi · Tigerair Taiwan ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KIJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - BV [Toki Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/toki-air) · 4 ### Passenger (7) - JH [Fuji Dream Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fuji-dream-airlines) · 3 - EH [ANA Wings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ana-wings) · 2 - FW [Ibex Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ibex-airlines) · 2 - XM [J-Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/j-air) · 1 - KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1 - MM [Peach](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/peach) · 1 - [Tigerair Taiwan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tigerair-taiwan) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.1M (2024) | #778 of 3,974 | #234 in Asia | #29 in JP | | Longest runway | 2,499 m / 8,200 ft | =2,557 of 29,858 | =830 in Asia | =41 in JP | | Elevation | 9 m / 29 ft | =40,644 of 43,403 | =2,805 in Asia | #147 in JP | | Age | Opened 1930 | =406 of 15,079 | =31 in Asia | =4 in JP | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in JP | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 121.400 | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.450 | | DEP | DEP | 119.050 | | TWR | TWR | 118.000 | ## Nearby airports - [SDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsd.md) Sado Airport · 62 km / 39 mi - [SYO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsy.md) Shonai Airport · 112 km / 70 mi - [GAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsc.md) Yamagata Airport · 121 km / 75 mi - [FKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsf.md) Fukushima Airport · 142 km / 88 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: “Niigata Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Niigata_Airport&oldid=1364230283), revision of 15 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/rjsn/data