{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Niigata Airport","iataCode":"KIJ","icaoCode":"RJSN","city":"Niigata","country":"JP","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":37.9558982849,"longitude":139.121002197},"elevationMeters":9,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Sixty-one tonnes — that was Niigata Airport's (IATA: KIJ) entire air-cargo throughput in FY2023, despite a 2,500 m runway and international services to Seoul, Shanghai and Taipei. Freight is belly-only, handled in a small cargo area next to the passenger terminal by Niigata Airport Building Co.; there are no scheduled freighters. Exporters of the prefecture's Koshihikari rice and sake therefore route air shipments via Narita or Haneda, while bulk volumes use the Port of Niigata, the largest harb","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/niigata-airport-kij","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/niigata-airport-kij","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Niigata Airport · (IATA: KIJ) · Niigata, JP · 9 m"}