Monbetsu Airport
Template:Nihongo or Template:Nihongo Template:Airport codes, is a third class airport located Template:Convert southeast<ref name="AIP">AIS Japan Template:Webarchive</ref> of Monbetsu, a city on the Sea of Okhotsk in Hokkaidō, Japan. The airport is 15 minutes from the city center and accessible by bus from the Monbetsu Bus Terminal.
HistoryEdit
MBE is the newest airport in Hokkaidō: it opened in November 1999. The airport was originally used for general aviation flights. It replaced the former Monbetsu Airport, which was located further from the city. Air Nippon inaugurated daily service to New Chitose Airport outside Sapporo that year, and added flights to Tokyo International Airport in 2000. The Sapporo service was moved to Okadama Airport in 2001 and discontinued entirely in 2003.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> For a short period between July and November 2011, Hokkaido Air System offered one daily service to Okadama Airport.
In fiscal year 2008, Monbetsu Airport recorded an operating loss of 273 million yen on total revenues (chiefly landing fees received from ANA) of only 26 million yen, making its operating losses the highest among the six airports operated by the Hokkaido government.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In the winter of 2013, ANA again started services to Sapporo, flying a daily 737-700 flight to New Chitose Airport.
Airlines and destinationsEdit
The airport has a two-story, 1,993 m2 terminal building which is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ReferencesEdit
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External linksEdit
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- Template:In lang Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport at Monbetsu City website
- Template:In lang Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport at Okhotsk General Subprefectural Bureau website
- Template:In lang Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport terminal map from All Nippon Airways
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