Hiroshima-Nishi Airport

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Coordinates: 34°22′01″N 132°24′50″E / 34.36694, 132.41389

Hiroshima-Nishi Airport 広島西飛行場 Hiroshima Nishi Hikōjō
IATA: HIW – ICAO: RJBH
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Hiroshima Prefectural Government
Location		Hiroshima, Japan
Elevation AMSL		15 ft / 5 m
Website		www.hij.airport.jp/nishi/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
04/22	1,800	5,906	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Hiroshima-Nishi Airport (広島西飛行場, Hiroshima Nishi Hikōjō^?) (IATA: HIW, ICAO: RJBH) is an airport in Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and destinations 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

• 1961 : Hiroshima Airport managed by the Ministry of Transport was opened.
• 1972 : The runway was extended from 1200 meters to 1800 meters.
• 1993 : New Hiroshima Airport was opened in Mihara, Hiroshima. Hiroshima Airport became Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima-Nishi Airport. The basic and detailed design engineering works, in addition to the later construction management phase of this airport project, were awarded in part to the Japan Branch of the famous American design-build engineering company, The Austin Company.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Japan Airlines
  • Japan Air Commuter (Kagoshima, Miyazaki)

[edit] See also

• List of airports in Japan
• Hiroshima Airport

[edit] References

1. ^ Airport information for RJBH at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
2. ^ Airport information for HIW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.

[edit] External links

• Hiroshima-Nishi Airport website (Japanese)
• Hiroshima-Nishi Airport Guide from Japan Airlines
• Current weather for RJBH at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for HIW at Aviation Safety Network