# Hiroshima Airport (HIJ / RJOA) **Hiroshima Airport** (IATA: HIJ, ICAO: RJOA) is a large airport in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It opened on 29 Oct 1993. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Hiroshima Prefecture. In 2024 it handled 2.8 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoa ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: HIJ / RJOA - Type: Large airport - Operator: Hiroshima Prefecture - Serves: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan - Opened: 29 Oct 1993 - Elevation: 332 m / 1,088 ft - Coordinates: 34.4361, 132.9190 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft - Passengers: 2,846,982 (2024) - Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo - Website: https://www.hij.airport.jp/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Airport (25 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82240 - Weather station: RJOA · WMO 47789 - Ident: RJOA ## Timeline - 29 Oct 1993: Hiroshima Airport opens. - 14 Apr 2015: Asiana Flight 162. No deaths. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10/28 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2013 | 2,622,309 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 2,677,134 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 2,669,210 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 2,851,436 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 2,975,385 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 2,958,430 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 3,166,572 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 1,157,906 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 880,233 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 1,716,440 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 2,591,334 | Wikidata | | 2024 | 2,846,982 | Wikidata | ## Routes 10 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (10) - [CJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktu.md) Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) · South Korea · 552 km / 343 mi · Aero K - [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 638 km / 396 mi · All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines - [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 673 km / 418 mi · Korean Air, Jeju Air - [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 695 km / 432 mi · Spring Airlines Japan - [SDJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjss.md) Sendai Airport · Japan · 826 km / 513 mi · Ibex Airlines - [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · Japan · 1,047 km / 651 mi · All Nippon Airways - [CTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcc.md) New Chitose Airport · Japan · 1,199 km / 745 mi · J-Air, All Nippon Airways - [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 1,533 km / 953 mi · China Airlines - [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 2,290 km / 1,423 mi · HK Express - [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 3,030 km / 1,883 mi · VietJet Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from HIJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (11) - NH [All Nippon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/all-nippon-airways) · 3 - RF [Aero K](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-k) · 1 - CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 1 - UO [HK Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hk-express) · 1 - FW [Ibex Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ibex-airlines) · 1 - XM [J-Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/j-air) · 1 - JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 1 - 7C [Jeju Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jeju-air) · 1 - KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1 - IJ [Spring Airlines Japan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spring-airlines-japan) · 1 - VJ [VietJet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietjet-air) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.8M (2024) | #482 of 3,974 | #145 in Asia | #16 in JP | | Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =389 in Asia | =12 in JP | | Elevation | 332 m / 1,088 ft | =16,385 of 43,403 | #1,055 in Asia | #14 in JP | | Age | Opened 1993 | =10,197 of 15,079 | =477 in Asia | =76 in JP | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 124.050 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.250 | | DEP | DEP | 119.900 | | RDR | RADAR | 124.050 | | TWR | TWR | 118.600 | ## Nearby airports - [IWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoi.md) Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport · 70 km / 43 mi - [MYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjom.md) Matsuyama Airport · 71 km / 44 mi - [OKJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjob.md) Okayama Momotaro Airport · 93 km / 58 mi - [TAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjot.md) Takamatsu Airport · 104 km / 64 mi - [IWJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjow.md) Iwami Airport · 107 km / 66 mi - [IZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoc.md) Izumo Enmusubi Airport · 109 km / 68 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: “Hiroshima Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Airport&oldid=1371068009), revision of 24 Aug 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/rjoa/data