Hiroshima Airport

Hiroshima Airport

広島空港
Hiroshima Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorHiroshima International Airport Co., Ltd (広島国際空港株式会社)
ServesHiroshima Prefecture
LocationMihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Opened29 October 1993 (1993-10-29)
Elevation AMSL1,086 ft / 331 m
Coordinates34°26′10″N 132°55′10″E / 34.43611°N 132.91944°E / 34.43611; 132.91944
Websitewww.hij.airport.jp
Map
HIJ/RJOA
Location in Hiroshima Prefecture
HIJ/RJOA
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,000 9,843 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers2,669,210
Cargo (metric tonnes)18,704
Aircraft movement23,294

Hiroshima Airport (広島空港, Hiroshima Kūkō) (IATA: HIJ, ICAO: RJOA) is an international airport in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Located 50 km (31 mi) east of Hiroshima, it is the largest airport in the Chugoku and Shikoku region, and the second busiest in the region after Matsuyama Airport. 80% of the airport's domestic traffic is to and from Haneda Airport in Tokyo. In 2022, the Hiroshima-Haneda route was the tenth-busiest domestic air route in Japan.