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Niijima Airport
新島空港
Niijima KūkōIATA: 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°ECoordinates: 34°22′10″N 139°16′07″E / 34.36944°N 139.26861°E Map Location in Japan Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 800 2,625 Asphalt concrete Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1] 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
Airlines Destinations New Central Airlines Chofu References
Japanese airports First class airports Chūbu Centrair International · Kansai International · Narita International · Osaka International (Itami) · Tokyo International (Haneda)Second class airports Third class airports Aguni · Amami · Aomori · Fukue · Fukui · Fukushima · Hachijojima · Hanamaki · Hateruma · Ibaraki (Hyakuri) · Iejima · Iki · New Ishigaki · Ishigaki · Iwami · Izumo · Kamigoto · Kerama · Kikai · Kitadaito · Kobe · Kōzushima · Kumejima · Matsumoto · Memanbetsu · Minami-Daito · Miyakejima · Miyako · Monbetsu · Nakashibetsu · Nanki-Shirahama · New Tanegashima · Niijima · Noto · Odate-Noshiro · Ojika · Okayama · Oki · Okinoerabu · Okushiri · Oshima · Rebun · Rishiri · Sado · Saga · Shimojishima · Shizuoka · Shonai · Tarama · Tokunoshima · Tottori · Toyama · Tsushima · Yakushima · Yonaguni · YoronOther airports Amakusa · Chofu · Hiroshima-Nishi · Honda · Kasaoka · Kōnan · Komatsu* · Makurazaki · Miho-Yonago* · Misawa Air Base/Misawa Airport* · Nagoya · Oitakenou · Okadama* · Tajima · Teshikaga · Tokushima*
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