Memanbetsu Airport

Memanbetsu Airport
女満別空港
Memanbetsu Kūkō
IATA: MMBICAO: RJCM
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Location Memanbetsu, Ōzora, Hokkaidō, Japan
Elevation AMSL 109 ft / 33 m
Coordinates 43°52′50″N 144°09′51″E / 43.88056°N 144.16417°E / 43.88056; 144.16417Coordinates: 43°52′50″N 144°09′51″E / 43.88056°N 144.16417°E / 43.88056; 144.16417
Map
RJCM

Location in Japan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,500 8,202 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 736,169
Cargo (metric tonnes) 1,880
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan) [2]

Memanbetsu Airport (女満別空港 Memanbetsu Kūkō) (IATA: MMB, ICAO: RJCM) is an airport in the Memanbetsu section of Ōzora, a town in Hokkaidō, Japan. The airport is close to Shiretoko National Park and consistently has over one million passengers per year.[3]

History

The current airfield was opened in April 1985, replacing the original Memanbetsu Airport closer to the city centre. The runway at the new airport was extended to its current length in 2000. The airport was located in the Town of Memanbetsu until 2006, when a merger consolidated Memanbetsu and the Village of Higashimokoto into the Town of Ōzora.

In 2011, the Hokkaido government announced that landing fees would be waived for international charter flights using the airport in an attempt to lure more overseas tourists to the region.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Do Tokyo-Haneda
All Nippon Airways Nagoya-Centrair,
Seasonal: Osaka-Kansai
All Nippon Airways
operated by ANA Wings
Sapporo-Chitose
Asiana Airlines Seasonal charter: Seoul-Incheon[5]
Hokkaido Air System Sapporo-Okadama
Japan Airlines Osaka-Itami, Tokyo-Haneda
Japan Airlines
operated by J-Air
Sapporo-Chitose

References

  1. AIS Japan
  2. "Memanbetsu Airport Statistics" (PDF) (Press release). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. Airports In Hokkaido
  4. "北海道管理の3空港、国際チャーター便の着陸料無料に". 日本経済新聞. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  5. http://airlineroute.net/2015/06/16/oz-ctsmmb-jul15/
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