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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″N141°11′15″E / 45.24194°N 141.18750°E /45.24194; 141.18750
Map
RJER Location in Japan Show map of Hokkaido RJER RJER (Japan) Show map of 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: JapaneseMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

Rishiri Airport (利尻空港,Rishiri kūkō) (IATA:RIS,ICAO:RJER) is an airport inRishirifuji,Hokkaidō,Japan, near the town ofRishiri onRishiri Island.

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, enablingNihon Kinkyori Airways (laterAir Nippon, which merged intoAll Nippon Airways) to begin year-round service toWakkanai Airport. By 1994, flight operations toWakkanai were transferred toAir Hokkaido. In 1999, with the construction of a new 1,800-meter runway designed for larger jet aircraft, Air Nippon began seasonal summer flights toNew Chitose Airport inSapporo.

In 2003, flights to Wakkanai were discontinued, and flights to New Chitose became year-round services. However, in 2011, Hokkaido Air System opened flights toSapporo 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 byHokkaido Air SystemATR 42-600 turboprop aircraft. But also a seasonal connection to New Chitose Airport, operated byANA Wings withBombardier Q400 aircraft.

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