Hiroshima airport
| 広 島 空港 Hiroshima Kūkō |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | RJOA |
| IATA code | HIJ |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 332 m (1089 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 50 km east of Hiroshima |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1993 |
| operator | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Passengers | 3,291,063 (2005) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 10/28 | 3000 m × 61 m asphalt |
The Hiroshima Airport ( Jap.広島空港, Hiroshima Kuko ) is a regional airport in the Japanese city of Mihara . It is located about 50 kilometers east of the city of Hiroshima . Hiroshima Airport is a 2nd class airport according to Japanese law .
incident
On April 14, 2015, Asiana Airlines Flight 166 , an Airbus A320 , which took off from Incheon Airport , turned 180 ° on landing in Hiroshima and stopped next to the runway . 22 passengers were injured and there was considerable damage to the aircraft .
Web links
- Airport website (Japanese and English)
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (English)
- ^ Stefan Eiselin: crash landing of Asiana-A320 . Aerotelegraph , April 14, 2015