Kushiro Airport (釧路空港, Kushiro Kūkō) (IATA: KUH, ICAO: RJCK) is an airport in Japan, located 9 nautical miles (17 kilometres; 10 miles) west northwest^[2] of Kushiro, Hokkaidō.

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Kushiro Airport 釧路空港 Kushiro Kūkō
IATA: KUH ICAO: RJCK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Operator	Hokkaido Airports [ja]
Location	Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Elevation AMSL	311 ft / 95 m
Coordinates	43°02′27″N 144°11′35″E
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 2,500 8,202 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 685,379 Cargo (metric tonnes) 2,452 Aircraft movement 10,043
Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]

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International charter flights to Kushiro began in 2000 and have operated from South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.^[5]

The airport opened in July 1961 with a 1,200 meter runway. It has been expanded and upgraded several times; a taxiway parallel to the runway opened in 1988, a Category 3a instrument landing system (ILS) became operational in 1995, and a new passenger terminal, 2.6 times the size of the original terminal, opened in 1998.^[6][7]

Kushiro Airport has a single passenger terminal on three levels with three boarding gates.^[8] It is designed primarily for domestic flights, but has limited customs and immigration facilities for international charter arrivals.

A bus service runs between the airport and the town of Kushiro, taking about 25 minutes and calling at the railway station, "MOO" shopping complex and a few other locations. The bus is approximately timed with flight arrivals / departures.^[9] There is no rail link connecting the airport.