Nakashibetsu Airport
Nakashibetsu Airport
Nemuro Nakashibetsu Airport (???????, Nemuro Nakashibetsu K?k?) (IATA: SHB, ICAO: RJCN) is an airport located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) from Nakashibetsu, Hokkaid?, Japan. It serves Nakashibetsu and the nearby city of Nemuro, and is the easternmost airport in the country. The Japanese government officially refers to the airport as Nakashibetsu Airport, while the airport operator uses the Nemuro Nakashibetsu name, as does the only airline group serving the airport (All Nippon Airways).
Location
43.577°N, 144.960°E · 71 m s. n. m. (234 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Flight information
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
Nakashibetsu Airport was constructed as an Imperial Japanese Navy airfield in 1944. It opened for civilian use following the war in 1965, and scheduled service to Okadama Airport in Sapporo began in 1974, followed by service to New Chitose Airport in 1980 and Tokyo Haneda Airport in 1990. Chitose flights were suspended in 2008 but resumed following the termination of Okadama service in 2010. The airport was substantially renovated and the runway extended in 1990, coinciding with the closure of the nearby JNR Shibetsu Line in 1989. 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. The airport has been used for charter flights to the nearby Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia but were formerly part of (and are still claimed by) Japan, to bring former residents of the islands to visit the graves of relatives. Aurora operated a Dash 8 charter flight from Nakashibetsu to Iturup and Kunashir in August 2019. In October 2020, amid international travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japanese government arranged five sightseeing flights from Nakashibetsu to carry former residents over the islands without landing.
Airlines operating here · 3
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/SHB
MLA
“Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/SHB. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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BibTeX
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title = {{Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/SHB}},
urldate = {2026-10-24},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}Wikipedia
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