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 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Hokkaido Prefecture | ||||||||||
| Operator | Hokkaido Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Abashiri, Kitami | ||||||||||
| Location | Memanbetsu, Ōzora, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 109 ft / 33 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°52′50″N 144°09′51″E / 43.88056°N 144.16417°E | ||||||||||
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  RJCM Location in Hokkaidō  RJCM Location in Japan | |||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] | |||||||||||
History
editThe current airfield was opened in April 1985, replacing the original Memanbetsu Airport closer to the current airport. 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
editGround transportation
editBuses
edit| Bus stop | Name | Via | Destination | Company | Note |
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| 1 | Memanbetsu Airport Line | Memanbetsu Station・Yobito Station・Abashiri Prison・Abashiri Station | Abashiri Bus Terminal | Abashiri Bus | The bus routes are partly extended to Michi no Eki Abashiri (Aurora Terminal) when there are services of a ferry for drift ice during the winter |
| 2 | Memanbetsu Airport Line | Bihoro Koya (It takes 25 minutes from the bus stop to Bihoro Station) | Kitami Bus Terminal (Kitami Station (Hokkaido)) | Hokkaidō Kitami Bus | |
| Memanbetsu Bihoro Line | Bihoro Station | Bihoro toge | Akan Bus | Runs only a part of season[5] | |
| 3 | Marimo Express | Lake Akan | Timetable is unknown until announcement from Akan Bus. | ||
| 4 | Shiretoko Airport Liner | Abashiri Station・Shiretoko-Shari Station | Utoro Onsen Bus Terminal | Shari Bus and Abashiri Bus | Runs only a part of season |
Trains
editIt takes 20 minutes from Airport Terminal to Nishi Memanbetsu Station.
References
edit- ^ "Memanbetsu Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ Airports In Hokkaido Archived 2006-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Hokkaido Air Commuter W20 operation changes". Routesonline. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Tourist Bus
External links
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- Memanbetsu Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
- Current weather for RJCM at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MMB at Aviation Safety Network
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