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Niigata airport (Japan)
Niigata airport is located near Niigata, with Matsugasakihama at 1mi↑, Higashi-horidōri at 5mi↑, Kameda at 6mi↑, Niigata-shi at 6mi↑, Seirō at 8mi↑, Suibara at 10mi↑, Niitsu at 11mi↑, Shibata at 12mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Japan and Southernmost airports in Japan
→ See also airports in Japan
aerial view of Niigata airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : RJSN
- IATA code : KIJ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 9 m = 30ft
→ See also Highest airports in Japan and Lowest airports in Japan
Runways
- runway 10/28 : 2499m = 8199ft
- runway 04/22 : 1311m = 4301ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Japan
Coming to Niigata airport
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Aviation weather for Niigata airport RJSN KIJ
METAR for Niigata airport RJSN KIJ
RJSN 252300Z 25012KT 7000 FEW015 BKN025 BKN035 12/08 Q1005
Decoded METAR for Niigata airport RJSN KIJ
METAR issued by RJSN on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 23:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 19 days and 470 hours and -27302 minutes ago.
visibility is 7km = 4mi.
The temperature is 12°C = 54°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
QNH is 1005hPa = 29.68inHg
Wind 22km/h = 12kt, direction is 250°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1500ft = 460m. broken at 2500ft = 760m. broken at 3500ft = 1070m.
TAF for Niigata airport RJSN KIJ
RJSN 252305Z 2600/2706 30012KT 9999 FEW015 BKN030 TEMPO 2600/2602 26020G32KT 4000 -SHRA BR TEMPO 2602/2603 4000 -SHRA BR BECMG 2609/2611 17008KT BECMG 2703/2706 21006KT
Decoded TAF for Niigata airport RJSN KIJ
TAF issued by RJSN on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 23:05 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 19 days and 14 hours and 53 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, March 25, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 26, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
2600/2706 30012KT 9999 FEW015 BKN030
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 3000ft = 910m
temporarily from Tuesday, March 25, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 25, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2600/2602 26020G32KT 4000 -SHRA BR
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 32kt = 59km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
light intensity shower rain
mist
temporarily from Tuesday, March 25, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 25, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2602/2603 4000 -SHRA BR
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
light intensity shower rain
mist
becoming from Wednesday, March 26, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 26, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2609/2611 17008KT
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 170°
becoming from Thursday, March 27, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Thursday, March 27, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2703/2706 21006KT
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 210°
VAC for Niigata airport RJSN KIJ
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Niigata airport
Around Niigata airport (Japan)
near
- Hotels in Matsugasakihama
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 1225mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 5756mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 5756mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 5779mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 5797mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 5799mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 5803mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 5804mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 5806mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 5808mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 5808mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 5809mi↑
- for Niigata airport at 0mi↑
- for Yakejima airport at 3mi↑
- for Kido Hospital airport at 3mi↑
nearest airports to Niigata airport (Japan)
- Yakejima airport ( JP-2426) at 3mi↑defunct airport
- Kido Hospital heliport ( JP-1589) at 3mi↑
- Bandaijima airport ( JP-2427) at 4mi↑defunct airport
- Niigata University Medical & Dental Hospital heliport ( JP-1082) at 5mi↑
- Kaetsu Hospital heliport ( JP-1588) at 11mi↑
- Atagohara airport ( JP-2429) at 18mi↑defunct airport
- Tainaigawa Dam heliport ( JP-1591) at 23mi↑
- Sanjo heliport ( JP-2428) at 24mi↑
- Awashima heliport ( JP-1080) at 36mi↑
- Tohoku Electric Power heliport ( JP-0436) at 37mi↑
- Nagaoka Central General Hospital heliport ( JP-2117) at 37mi↑
- Japan Red Cross Nagaoka Hospital heliport ( JP-2430) at 38mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Japan
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap