Rishiri Airport (original) (raw)

Airport in Rishirifuji, Japan

Rishiri Airport利尻空港Rishiri Island Airport
IATA: RISICAO: RJER
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Hokkaidō Prefecture
Serves	Rishiri
Location	Rishirifuji, Japan
Elevation AMSL	99 ft / 30 m
Coordinates	45°14′31″N 141°11′15″E / 45.24194°N 141.18750°E / 45.24194; 141.18750
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 1,800 5,906 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers38,183Cargo (metric tonnes)3Aircraft movement1,026
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

Rishiri Airport (利尻空港, _Rishiri kūkō) (IATA: RIS, ICAO: RJER) is an airport in Rishirifuji, Hokkaidō, Japan, near the town of Rishiri on Rishiri Island.

Rishiri Airport opened in 1962 with a 600-meter runway, the airport underwent significant development over the years. In 1974, the runway was extended to 800 meters, enabling Nihon Kinkyori Airways (later Air Nippon, which merged into All Nippon Airways) to begin year-round service to Wakkanai Airport. By 1994, flight operations to Wakkanai were transferred to Air Hokkaido. In 1999, with the construction of a new 1,800-meter runway designed for larger jet aircraft, Air Nippon began seasonal summer flights to New Chitose Airport in Sapporo.

In 2003, flights to Wakkanai were discontinued, and flights to New Chitose became year-round services. However, in 2011, Hokkaido Air System opened flights to Sapporo Okadama Airport, leading to a shift in operations. As a result, flights to New Chitose Airport were reduced to a seasonal service, operating only during the summer months.

In current operations, the airport sees a year-round connection to Okadama Airport, operated by either Hokkaido Air System or Japan Air Commuter ATR 42-600 turboprop aircraft. But also a seasonal connection to New Chitose Airport, operated by ANA Wings with Bombardier Q400 aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

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1. ^ "Rishiri Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.