AirportsNiigata Airport is a large airport serving Niigata, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KIJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KIJ
- ICAO code
- RJSN
- City
- Niigata
- State or region
- Niigata Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 37.9542° N, 139.1122° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (29 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,499 m (8,200 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KIJ means Niigata Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJSN. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.9542° N, 139.1122° E. It stands 9 metres (29 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Niigata Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,499 metres (8,200 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 34.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,499 m 8,200 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04/22 | 1,311 m 4,300 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sado AirportSado | SDS | 62 km |
| Shonai AirportShonai | SYO | 112 km |
| Yamagata AirportHigashine | GAJ | 121 km |
| Fukushima AirportSukagawa | FKS | 142 km |
| Sendai AirportNatori | SDJ | 159 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,755 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,662 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,797 km | 9 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,323 km | 11 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,658 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,711 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,421 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 274 km | 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,092 km | 10 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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