Inkjet recording apparatus

An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:

• a recording head for ejecting ink to a recording medium, which is being conveyed toward one side of a first direction, to record an image;
• a waste ink container which is placed so as to be opposed in a second direction to the recording head with a conveyance path for the recording medium interposed therebetween and which internally has a storage area to store the ink, which has been ejected from the recording head, in the storage area;
• and
• a suction mechanism for sucking a gas from the waste ink container, wherein
• the waste ink container includes:
• a reception hole for receiving the ink ejected from the recording head;
• a suction hole which is placed at a position separate by a spacing from the reception hole as viewed in the second direction and which is connected to the suction mechanism;
• and
• a suction airflow path which communicates with the reception hole and the suction hole so as to allow a suction airflow generated by drive of the suction mechanism to pass therethrough, and
• the suction airflow path includes, as viewed in the second direction:
• a reverse airflow path for leading the suction airflow in a direction of further separation from the suction hole;
• and
• a forward airflow path for leading the suction airflow in a direction of further nearness to the suction hole.