Memanbetsu Airport

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.[2]

Memanbetsu Airport

女満別空港

Memanbetsu Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesAbashiri, Kitami
LocationMemanbetsu, Ōzora, Hokkaido, Japan
Elevation AMSL109 ft / 33 m
Coordinates43°52′50″N 144°09′51″E
Map
RJCM
Location in Hokkaidō
RJCM
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,500 8,202 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers757,103
Cargo (metric tonnes)1,588
Aircraft movement10,221

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.[3]

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
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Haneda
Japan Airlines
operated by Hokkaido Air System 		Sapporo–Okadama[4]
Japan Airlines
operated by J-Air 		Sapporo–Chitose

Ground transportation

Buses
BusstopNameViaDestinationCompanyNote
1Memanbetsu Airport LineMemanbetsu Station・Yobito Station・Abashiri Prison・Abashiri StationAbashiri Bus TerminalAbashiri Busextend to Michi no Eki Abashiri（Ō～rora Terminal） when there is service of a ferry for Drift Ice sightseeing during the winter
2Memanbetsu Airport LineBihoro Koya（It takes 25 minutes from the busstop to Bihoro Station）Kitami Bus Terminal（Kitami Station (Hokkaido)）Hokkaidō Kitami Bus
Memanbetsu Bihoro LineBihoro StationBihoro togeAkan BusRuns only a part of season[5]
3Marimo ExpressLake AkanTimetable is unknown until the Akan Bus announce for running this line.
4Shiretoko Airport LinerAbashiri Station・Shiretoko-Shari StationUtoro Onsen Bus TerminalShari Bus and Abashiri BusRuns only a part of season

Trains

It takes 20 minutes from Airport Terminal to Nishi Memanbetsu Station.

References
  1. "Memanbetsu Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. Airports In Hokkaido Archived 2006-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "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.
  4. Liu, Jim. "Hokkaido Air Commuter W20 operation changes". Routesonline. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. Tourist Bus


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