New Chitose Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Sapporo, Hokkaidō Prefecture (Japan)

IATA: CTS ICAO: RJCC

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

82 ft

25 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

42.7748°, 141.6904°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,177 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Japan)

tied #6 of 7 in JP

same length as OKJ · #10 of 96 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CTS in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,177 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · tied #6 in Japan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CTS lies at 25 m (82 ft), #464 of 650 published airports by elevation and 25.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Japan median; OKJ is highest at 806 ft, 724 ft higher than CTS.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of CTS. Nearest published airport: Aomori Airport (AOJ), 130 NM, 9,846 ft (3 ft longer than CTS); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

CTS runways: 01R/19L 9,843 × 200 ft asphalt (asp); 01L/19R 9,843 × 200 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #6 of 7 in Japan with OKJ at 9,843 ft; KIX leads by 3,280 ft (13,123 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
01R/19L	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
01L/19R	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →