KIJ — Niigata Airport
- IATA code
- KIJ
- ICAO code
- RJSN
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,143,193
- 2025 · +1.9% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 1
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Asia/Tokyo
- Elevation
- 9 m
- 30 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 2,499 m
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About KIJ
Niigata Airport is a large airport serving Niigata, Japan. It opened in 1930 and is run by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 1,143,193 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from KIJ.
Wikidata (CC0) · MLIT 空港管理状況調書 (PDL1.0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from KIJ
| Route | Distance | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| KIJ → ICN | 1,117 km | 22,602 (6 mo) |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| SDS | Sado Airport | 62 km |
| SYO | Shonai Airport | 112 km |
| GAJ | Yamagata Airport | 121 km |
| FKS | Fukushima Airport | 142 km |
Distance from KIJ to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,499 m | 46 m | Asphalt |
| 04/22 | 1,311 m | 46 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan · 37.9542, 139.1122
Questions
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