KIJ · Niigata, Japan
Niigata Airport.
--:--:-- · JST (UTC+09:00) · 37.9542° N, 139.1122° E
Niigata Airport
Airport in Niigata, Japan
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for KIJ
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5613; ident RJSN; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
niigata-airport.gr.jp
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Niigata Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
KIJ / RJSN
OurAirports ident
RJSN
GPS / local code
RJSN
ISO region
JP-15
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
niigata-airport.gr.jp
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1197536
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--JST · UTC+09:00
Time zone
JST
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
7.1 km
Approximate distance to central Niigata.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Tokyo
Languages
Japanese
Currency
JPY (¥)
Country area
377,930 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
8,200 ft / 2,499 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1930 · Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Owner / entity
Q1197536
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Niigata Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Niigata, Japan. Niigata's built-up core sits roughly 7.1 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00, JST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Niigata Airport (KIJ / RJSN) is at 37.9542° N, 139.1122° E, elevation 29 ft (9 m), serving Niigata, Japan.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Niigata is in Japan (capital Tokyo); regulated by Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB); on Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00); working languages: Japanese; currency: JPY (¥).
Distance from central Niigata: 7 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for KIJ.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Niigata Airport (KIJ / RJSN)
Niigata Airport · Airport in Niigata, Japan
Known label 1
新潟空港
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KIJ, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
新潟
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KIJ, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
RJSN · RJSN · JP-15
niigata-airport.gr.jp · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Niigata Airport is an international airport located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) northeast of Niigata Station in Niigata, Japan.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Surface access cue
Niigata Airport is an international airport located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) northeast of Niigata Station in Niigata, Japan.
Kept as traveler context from the source trail; current road, rail, and bus operations still need official confirmation.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Niigata
niigata · 7.1 km from KIJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 797,591 · city coordinates 37.9226, 139.0412
2. Kameda-honchō
kameda-honcho · 9.1 km from KIJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 32,765 · city coordinates 37.8721, 139.1099
3. Suibara
suibara · 16 km from KIJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 20,392 · city coordinates 37.8461, 139.2304
4. Agano
agano · 16 km from KIJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 40,696 · city coordinates 37.8361, 139.2233
5. Niitsu-honchō
niitsu-honcho · 17 km from KIJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 65,910 · city coordinates 37.8002, 139.1224
6. Shibata
shibata · 19 km from KIJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 96,236 · city coordinates 37.9500, 139.3333
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SDJ RJSS
Sendai Airport · Natori
159 km from KIJ · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 15 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates 38.1397, 140.9170
2. NRT RJAA
Narita International Airport · Narita
268 km from KIJ · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 141 ft (43 m) · airport coordinates 35.7686, 140.3887
3. HND RJTT
Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Tokyo
274 km from KIJ · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 35 ft (11 m) · airport coordinates 35.5497, 139.7870
Route-time reference set
1. KIJ-SDJ
Natori · 159 km · 1h 2m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from KIJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. KIJ-NRT
Narita · 268 km · 1h 10m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from KIJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. KIJ-HND
Tokyo · 274 km · 1h 11m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from KIJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 8,200 ft / 2,499 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for KIJ.
Runway identifiers
04/22 · 10/28
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SDJ RJSS
Sendai Airport · Natori · 159 km from KIJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 15 ft (5 m) · 38.1397, 140.9170
2. NRT RJAA
Narita International Airport · Narita · 268 km from KIJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 141 ft (43 m) · 35.7686, 140.3887
3. HND RJTT
Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Tokyo · 274 km from KIJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 35 ft (11 m) · 35.5497, 139.7870
4. NGO RJGG
Chubu Centrair International Airport · Tokoname · 401 km from KIJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 15 ft (5 m) · 34.8584, 136.8050
5. ITM RJOO
Osaka Itami International Airport · Osaka · 482 km from KIJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 50 ft (15 m) · 34.7809, 135.4408
6. UKB RJBE
Kobe Airport · Kobe · 508 km from KIJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 22 ft (7 m) · 34.6328, 135.2240
Country and authority
KIJ sits in Japan (Japan), whose capital is Tokyo. Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Asia, Eastern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Japanese. Currency context: JPY (¥). KIJ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
KIJ is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with 新潟空港, 新潟. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Niigata, Japan. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: Niigata Airport is an international airport located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) northeast of Niigata Station in Niigata, Japan. Surface access cue: Niigata Airport is an international airport located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) northeast of Niigata Station in Niigata, Japan.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1197536 · Niigata Airport. Administrative area: Niigata Prefecture · Chūbu region · Niigata. Named after: Niigata
Field and clock profile
Niigata Airport is a near sea-level field at 29 ft (9 m), positioned at 37.9542° N, 139.1122° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 8,200 ft / 2,499 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Niigata is the closest retained city-time anchor at 7.1 km. SDJ Natori is the closest retained airport alternative at 159 km.
Country airport peers
KIJ is compared with SDJ Natori at 159 km, NRT Narita at 268 km, HND Tokyo at 274 km, NGO Tokoname at 401 km, ITM Osaka at 482 km inside the retained Japan airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
KIJ-SDJ Natori: 159 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. KIJ-NRT Narita: 268 km, about 1h 10m, +0h. KIJ-HND Tokyo: 274 km, about 1h 11m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident RJSN backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. niigata-airport.gr.jp is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 8,200 ft / 2,499 m
Runway identifiers
04/22, 10/28
OurAirports classifies KIJ as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
KIJ (RJSN) is a near sea-level field at 29 ft (9 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
KIJ sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
KIJ's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 8,200 ft / 2,499 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for KIJ.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at niigata-airport.gr.jp, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for KIJ
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
KIJ uses Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Niigata Airport is about 7.1 km from central Niigata; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SDJ Natori is the closest retained alternate at 159 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
niigata-airport.gr.jp is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place KIJ inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
KIJ ranks #7 in the curated Japan airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 18 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
KIJ shares Asia/Tokyo with CTS Sapporo JP · FUK Fukuoka JP · HIJ Hiroshima JP · HND Tokyo JP · HSG Saga JP · ITM Osaka JP. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
KIJ is 29 ft (9 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include MGQ 29 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · DAC 30 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · GIG 28 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · HIR 28 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · HKG 28 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
KIJ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SDJ 159 km +0h · NRT 268 km +0h · HND 274 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natori | SDJ | 159 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Narita | NRT | 268 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Tokyo | HND | 274 km | 1h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
KIJ to SDJ
Natori
Distance 159 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone Asia/Tokyo is +0h from KIJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KIJ to NRT
Narita
Distance 268 km; estimated travel window 1h 10m; destination zone Asia/Tokyo is +0h from KIJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KIJ to HND
Tokyo
Distance 274 km; estimated travel window 1h 11m; destination zone Asia/Tokyo is +0h from KIJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Niigata is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Niigata is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Niigata Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from KIJ, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Niigata
niigata · 7.1 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kameda-honchō
kameda-honcho · 9.1 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Suibara
suibara · 16 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Agano
agano · 16 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Niitsu-honchō
niitsu-honcho · 17 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shibata
shibata · 19 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shirone
shirone · 23 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gosen
gosen · 25 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tainai
tainai · 28 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Muramatsu
muramatsu · 30 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Maki
maki · 30 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kamo
kamo · 33 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Niigata Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Natori (SDJ), Narita (NRT), Tokyo (HND). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 8,200 ft / 2,499 m; identifiers 04/22, 10/28.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1930.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from KIJ. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Sendai AirportSDJ
Natori · large airport
- Distance
- 159 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 15 ft (5 m)
Compare against SDJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Narita International AirportNRT
Narita · large airport
- Distance
- 268 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 141 ft (43 m)
Compare against NRT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Tokyo Haneda International AirportHND
Tokyo · large airport
- Distance
- 274 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 35 ft (11 m)
Compare against HND when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Niigata Airport (KIJ) in?▾
Niigata Airport is in the Asia/Tokyo timezone (UTC+09:00, JST).
What are the codes for Niigata Airport?▾
Niigata Airport uses IATA code KIJ and ICAO code RJSN.
Where is Niigata Airport located?▾
Niigata Airport is located in Niigata, Japan at coordinates 37.9542° N, 139.1122° E, with an elevation of 29 ft (9 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Niigata Airport from central Niigata?▾
Niigata Airport sits roughly 7.1 km from the nearest mapped city center for Niigata.
Which route reference is most useful from KIJ?▾
Natori (SDJ) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 2m, destination timezone Asia/Tokyo, and a +0h difference from KIJ.
Which authority regulates KIJ?▾
Niigata Airport sits inside Japan, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB).
What other airports in Japan are close peers to KIJ?▾
KIJ's curated peers in Japan on this site include SDJ Natori, NRT Narita, HND Tokyo, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Niigata Airport have?▾
Niigata Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 8,200 ft / 2,499 m; identifiers include 04/22, 10/28.