title: Kushiro Airport
text: # Kushiro Airport
  
  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 of Kushiro, Hokkaidō.
  
  ## Airlines and destinations
  
  | Airlines | Destinations |
  | - | - |
  | Air Do | Tokyo–Haneda |
  | All Nippon Airways | Tokyo–Haneda Seasonal: Osaka–Itami |
  | ANA Wings | Sapporo–Chitose |
  | Hokkaido Air System | Sapporo–Okadama |
  | Japan Airlines | Tokyo–Haneda |
  | Peach Aviation | Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita |
  
  International charter flights to Kushiro began in 2000 and have operated from South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
  
  ## History
  
  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.
  
  ## Terminal
  
  Kushiro Airport has a single passenger terminal on three levels with three boarding gates. It is designed primarily for domestic flights, but has limited customs and immigration facilities for international charter arrivals.
  
  ## Ground transport
  
  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. There is no rail link connecting the airport.
  
  