Kushiro Airport 釧路空港 Kushiro Kūkō | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||||||||||
Operator | Hokkaido Airports | ||||||||||
Location | Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 311 ft / 95 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°02′27″N 144°11′35″E / 43.04083°N 144.19306°E | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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Kushiro Airport (釧路空港, Kushiro Kūkō) ( IATA: KUH, ICAO: RJCK) is an airport in Japan, located 9 nautical miles (17 kilometres; 10 miles) west northwest [2] of Kushiro, Hokkaidō.
International charter flights to Kushiro began in 2000 and have operated from South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. [5]
The airport opened in July 1961 with a 1,200 meter runway. It has been expanded and upgraded several times; a taxiway parallel to the runway opened in 1988, a Category 3a instrument landing system (ILS) became operational in 1995, and a new passenger terminal, 2.6 times the size of the original terminal, opened in 1998. [6] [7]
Kushiro Airport has a single passenger terminal on three levels with three boarding gates. [8] It is designed primarily for domestic flights, but has limited customs and immigration facilities for international charter arrivals.
A bus service runs between the airport and the town of Kushiro, taking about 25 minutes and calling at the railway station, "MOO" shopping complex and a few other locations. The bus is approximately timed with flight arrivals / departures. [9] There is no rail link connecting the airport.