Niijima Airport

Niijima Airport 新島空港 Niijima Kūkō
IATA: none ICAO: RJAN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Tokyo Metropolis
Serves	Niijima Village, Japan
Location	Niijima, Japan
Elevation AMSL	94 ft / 29 m
Coordinates	34°22′10″N 139°16′07″E / 34.36944°N 139.26861°E / 34.36944; 139.26861Coordinates: 34°22′10″N 139°16′07″E / 34.36944°N 139.26861°E / 34.36944; 139.26861
Map
RJAN Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 800 2,625 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 32,171 Cargo (metric tonnes) 25 Aircraft movement 3,088
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1] Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[2]

Niijima Airport (新島空港, Niijima Kūkō) (ICAO: RJAN) is a public aerodrome located 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southeast^[1] of the village of Niijima, on the island of Niijima, one of the Izu Islands in the Philippine Sea, south of the Izu Peninsula, Japan. Niijima Village is part of Greater Metropolitan Tokyo, and the airport is operated by the Tokyo Municipal Government.

History

Niijima Airport was opened in 1970 by the Niijima Village government. Regularly scheduled flights from Niijima to Chofu Airport in western Tokyo began in March 1979. It was granted a construction permit in 1984 to be upgraded to a national-standard tertiary airport, and construction was completed in 1987. A runway lighting system was installed in 1994.

Airlines and destinations

References