Rishiri Airport

Rishiri Airport 利尻空港 Rishiri Island Airport
IATA: RIS ICAO: RJER
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Hokkaidō Prefecture
Serves	Rishiri
Location	Rishirifuji, Japan
Elevation AMSL	99 ft / 30 m
Coordinates	45°14′31″N 141°11′15″E
Map
RJER Location in Japan RJER RJER (Japan)
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 1,800 5,906 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 38,183 Cargo (metric tonnes) 3 Aircraft movement 1,026
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Rishiri Airport (利尻空港, Rishiri kūkō) (IATA: RIS, ICAO: RJER) is an airport in Rishirifuji, Hokkaidō, Japan, near the town of Rishiri on Rishiri Island.

History

Rishiri Airport opened in 1962 with a 600-meter runway, the airport underwent significant development over the years. In 1974, the runway was extended to 800 meters, enabling Nihon Kinkyori Airways (later Air Nippon, which merged into All Nippon Airways) to begin year-round service to Wakkanai Airport. By 1994, flight operations to Wakkanai were transferred to Air Hokkaido. In 1999, with the construction of a new 1,800-meter runway designed for larger jet aircraft, Air Nippon began seasonal summer flights to New Chitose Airport in Sapporo.

In 2003, flights to Wakkanai were discontinued, and flights to New Chitose became year-round services. However, in 2011, Hokkaido Air System opened flights to Sapporo Okadama Airport, leading to a shift in operations. As a result, flights to New Chitose Airport were reduced to a seasonal service, operating only during the summer months.

In current operations, the airport sees a year-round connection to Okadama Airport, operated by either Hokkaido Air System or Japan Air Commuter ATR 42-600 turboprop aircraft. But also a seasonal connection to New Chitose Airport, operated by ANA Wings with Bombardier Q400 aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
ANA Wings	Seasonal: Sapporo–Chitose
Hokkaido Air System	Sapporo–Okadama