Monbetsu Airport – MBE Monbetsu

Monbetsu Airport or also called Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport was established in November 1999 in the Monbetsu City in Hokkaido, which is Japan’s the second biggest primarily island. It is just 15 minutes drive from the heart of the city and is easily reached by bus coming from the terminal bus of Monbetsu. The airport is classified as joint-use airport serving the entire city of Monbetsu and its surrounding cities of Heison-shiku, Hirasato and Kugo.  It bears the IATA airport code of MBE and is being managed by the local government of Monbetsu.

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Monbetsu Airport (MBE) as a total recorded passengers of almost 71,800 and with 780 aircraft operations in 2015 as recorded by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The airport has a single designated 14/32 asphalt/concrete runway and features a two-story terminal passenger building that operates from 8am to 5pm. Monbetsu Airport was first utilized for private recreational flight activities or for general aviation but started to handle commercial passengers’ flights in 2011 serviced by Nippon Airways to New Chitose Airport in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan

What to Do & Area Attractions

Tourists who visit the Monbetsu can book their accommodation in many of the hotels just a few kilometers away from the airport. Among the nearest hotels are Monbetsu Prince Hotel and Hotel Monbetsu Palace which are both around 4 miles away from Monbetsu Airport. These are highly rated and affordably-priced hotels offering the typical Japanese hospitality for relaxing and comfortable stay when in Monbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.