# Nanki Shirahama Airport (SHM / RJBD)

**Nanki Shirahama Airport** (IATA: SHM, ICAO: RJBD) is a medium airport in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It opened in Apr 1968. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,560 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Wakayama Prefecture. In 2024 it handled 227 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbd

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SHM / RJBD
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Wakayama Prefecture
- Serves: Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: Apr 1968
- Elevation: 91 m / 298 ft
- Coordinates: 33.6622, 135.3640
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,560 ft
- Passengers: 226,930 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: http://shirahama-airport.jp/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanki%E2%80%93Shirahama_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1064050
- Weather station: RJBD · WMO 47782
- Ident: RJBD

## Timeline

- Apr 1968: Nanki Shirahama Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 2,000 m / 6,560 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 141° / 321° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 112,579 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 106,568 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 127,472 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 117,377 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 128,442 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 153,602 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 182,158 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 107,367 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 118,472 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 207,094 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 241,993 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 226,930 | Wikidata |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 456 km / 283 mi · Japan Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SHM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 227K (2024) | #1,482 of 3,974 | #485 in Asia | #53 in JP |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,560 ft | =3,997 of 29,858 | =1,111 in Asia | =69 in JP |
| Elevation | 91 m / 298 ft | =31,407 of 43,403 | =1,764 in Asia | #53 in JP |
| Age | Opened 1968 | =5,887 of 15,079 | =329 in Asia | =55 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | RDO | 118.550 |

## Nearby airports

- [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · 86 km / 53 mi
- [TKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjos.md) Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base · 87 km / 54 mi
- [RJOY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoy.md) Yao Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [UKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbe.md) Kobe Airport · 109 km / 68 mi
- [ITM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoo.md) Osaka Itami International Airport · 125 km / 77 mi
- [TAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjot.md) Takamatsu Airport · 139 km / 86 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Nanki–Shirahama Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nanki–Shirahama_Airport&oldid=1363063874), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbd/data