Hiroshima-Nishi Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Hiroshima-Nishi Airport
nativename-a = 広島西飛行場
nativename-r = Hiroshima Nishi Hikōjō


IATA = HIW
ICAO = RJBH
type = Public
owner =
operator = Hiroshima Prefectural Government
city-served =
location = Hiroshima, Japan
elevation-f = 15
elevation-m = 5
website = [http://www.hij.airport.jp/nishi/index.html www.hij.airport.jp/nishi/]
metric-rwy = y
r1-number = 04/22
r1-length-m = 1,800
r1-length-f = 5,906
r1-surface = Asphalt
footnotes = Source: DAFIFWAD|RJBH|source=DAFIF] GCM|HIW|source=DAFIF]

nihongo|Hiroshima-Nishi Airport|広島西飛行場|Hiroshima Nishi Hikōjō airport codes|HIW|RJBH is an airport in Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

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.

Airlines and destinations

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

ee also

* List of airports in Japan
* Hiroshima Airport

References

External links

* [http://www.hij.airport.jp/nishi/index.html Hiroshima-Nishi Airport website] ja icon
* [http://www.jal.co.jp/en/dom/airport/japan/hiw/hiw_00.html Hiroshima-Nishi Airport Guide] from Japan Airlines
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