Nanki–Shirahama Airport

南紀白浜空港

Nanki Shirahama Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWakayama Prefecture
OperatorNanki-Shirahama Airport, Inc. (owned by Industrial Growth Platform)
LocationShirahama
Elevation AMSL293 ft / 89 m
Coordinates33°39′44″N 135°21′52″E / 33.66222°N 135.36444°E / 33.66222; 135.36444
Map
RJBD is located in Wakayama Prefecture
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RJBD
Location in Japan
RJBD is located in Japan
RJBD
RJBD
RJBD (Japan)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers127,472
Cargo (metric tonnes)1
Aircraft movement4,631

Nanki–Shirahama Airport (南紀白浜空港, Nanki Shirahama Kūkō) (IATA: SHM, ICAO: RJBD) is a third class airport located in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan. It serves the southern part of the Kii Peninsula with three daily Japan Airlines round-trips to Tokyo International Airport, utilizing Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The travel time is 65 minutes to Haneda and 75 minutes in reverse direction.[2]

History

Nanki–Shirahama Airport is located in a hilly area about 1.5 kilometers southeast of the center of Shirahama Town, and was established by the Wakayama Prefectural government. It is the only airport in Wakayama prefecture and the southernmost airport in Honshu.The airport opened in April 1968 with a 1200 meter runway. Flights connecting Tokyo, Osaka (Itami) and Nagoya were opened, but subsequently the Osaka and Nagoya flights withdrew. An 1800 meter runway on the eastern adjacent land was completed on March 9, 1996 with the aim of upgrading the capability of the airport to handle jet aircraft. This runway was later extended to 2000 meters.

The airport is located about 65 kilometers south-southeast of the city of Wakayama, which is the administrative and economic center of the prefecture. However, Kansai International Airport, which opened in 1994 is located closer, which had resulted in Nanki-Shirahama Airport being used mostly by tourists visiting Nanki-Shirahama Onsen and locations further south.

The airport is operated by Nanki-Shirahama Airport, Inc., a special purpose company established by Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. and others, from April 1, 2019.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Haneda

Ground Transportation

The Michinori HD which operates the airport had thought that tried developing the airport into the hub of not only airline traffic but also other commerce. At present, the airport has turned the hub of various buses which come from Tokyo and Osaka, Kyoto.[4]

Route buses
Bus stop No Via Destination Company Note
Bus&Taxi Circular-route Bus Shirahama Station Meiko Bus
Airport Bus Kii-Tanabe Station
Rapid KumanoKodo Kumano Kodo Shingu Station
Katsuura Line Kii-Katsuura Station Nankai Bus
Highway buses
Bus stop No Via Destination Company Note
Express Bus Nanki Shirahama Airport White Beach Shuttle Omiya Station (Saitama) Seibu Bus
Meiko Bus
Shirahama Express Osaka Universal Studios Japan Meiko Bus
Shirahama BlueSky Kyotanabe Bus stop Kyoto Station

References

  1. ↑ "Nanki-Shirahama Airport" (PDF). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Airport timetable from hyperdia.com, 20 February 2017
  3. ↑ "和歌山県・南紀白浜空港コンセッションの3年間（前編）". 新・公民連携最前線｜PPPまちづくり (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Established Airport Bus Terminal" (PDF) (Press release). Nanki-Shirahama Airport. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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