Toyama Airport

Toyama Airport (IATA code: TOY, ICAO code: RJNT) is an international airport located in the city of Toyama, about 7 kilometers south of the city center. The airport services are primarily domestic flights and international flights to Mainland China and Taiwan; however, seasonal international charter flights are also available from April to June. As the airport has convenient access to downtown Toyama and various highways, the airport also serves a wide area of the Jōetsu region of Niigata Prefecture and Hida region of Gifu Prefecture.

It is the only airport built on a riverbed in Japan, and the runways and aprons are located on the riverbed on the right bank of the Jinzū River. The terminal building is outside the river, and the boarding bridge built across the levee is Japan's longest. Because of the location of the riverbed, it was not possible to completely install the instrument landing system, which restricts operations in poor visibility due to heavy snow in winter. In addition, physical restrictions are severe, as there is little space on the site and taxiways can not be made to both ends of the runway. There is no parallel taxiway, and planes must made takes a U-turn on a turning pad at the end of the runway for takeoff.

The number of departure and arrival flights is limited to 15 per day according to the local agreement. Although plans to relocate the airport, possibly to an offshore location, were discussed, traffic to the airport has decreased dramatically with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen in March 2015.