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Rishiri Airport
RJER / RISRishiri, JapanELEV 112 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
28 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wakkanai Airport (WKJ).
Overview
Rishiri Airport (RJER / RIS) sits in Rishiri, Japan, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 112 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list RIS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Wakkanai Airport (WKJ, 28 nm), Asahikawa Airport (AKJ, 109 nm), and Monbetsu Airport (MBE, 110 nm).
Trip costs from RIS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from RIS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RJER
IATA
RIS
FAA / Local
RJER
Elevation
112 ft
Coordinates
45.2420° N · 141.1860° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Japan fields
state range 6–2,182 ft
At 112 ft, RIS sits higher than 52% of the 107 Japan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 28nmWKJWakkanai AirportWakkanai
- 109nmAKJAsahikawa AirportHigashikagura
- 110nmMBEMonbetsu AirportMonbetsu
- 117nmUUSYuzhno-Sakhalinsk International AirportYuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- 128nmOKDSapporo Okadama AirportSapporo
- 138nmRU-1892Dolinsk-Sokol Air BaseDolinsk
Location
Open the full mapRJER · Rishiri Airport · Rishiri, Japan