HIJ · Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshima Airport.
--:--:-- · JST (UTC+09:00) · 34.4361° N, 132.9190° E
Hiroshima Airport
Airport in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for HIJ
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5590; ident RJOA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
hij.airport.jp
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Hiroshima Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
HIJ / RJOA
OurAirports ident
RJOA
GPS / local code
RJOA
ISO region
JP-34
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
hij.airport.jp
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q82240
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:18 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--JST · UTC+09:00
Time zone
JST
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
43 km
Approximate distance to central Hiroshima.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Tokyo
Languages
Japanese
Currency
JPY (¥)
Country area
377,930 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
9,842 ft / 3,000 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1993 · Hiroshima Prefecture
Owner / entity
Q82240
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Hiroshima Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima's built-up core sits roughly 43 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00, JST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Hiroshima Airport (HIJ / RJOA) is at 34.4361° N, 132.9190° E, elevation 1,088 ft (332 m), serving Hiroshima, Japan.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Hiroshima is in Japan (capital Tokyo); regulated by Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB); on Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00); working languages: Japanese; currency: JPY (¥).
Distance from central Hiroshima: 43 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for HIJ.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Hiroshima Airport (HIJ / RJOA)
Hiroshima Airport · Airport in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Known label 1
広島空港
Alternate airport-name cue retained for HIJ, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
RJOA · RJOA · JP-34
hij.airport.jp · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Located 50 km (31 mi) east of Hiroshima, it is the largest airport in the Chugoku and Shikoku region, and the second busiest in the region after Matsuyama Airport.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for HIJ; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Located 50 km (31 mi) east of Hiroshima, it is the largest airport in the Chugoku and Shikoku region, and the second busiest in the region after Matsuyama Airport.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Takehara
takehara · 11 km from HIJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 30,506 · city coordinates 34.3383, 132.9167
2. Mihara
mihara · 16 km from HIJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 90,573 · city coordinates 34.4000, 133.0833
3. Higashihiroshima
higashihiroshima · 17 km from HIJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 196,608 · city coordinates 34.4086, 132.7368
4. Kōzan
kozan · 20 km from HIJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 15,125 · city coordinates 34.5833, 133.0500
5. Onomichi
onomichi · 26 km from HIJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 131,170 · city coordinates 34.4167, 133.2000
6. Innoshima
innoshima · 30 km from HIJ
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · population 26,141 · city coordinates 34.2833, 133.1833
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. MYJ RJOM
Matsuyama Airport · Matsuyama
71 km from HIJ · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 25 ft (8 m) · airport coordinates 33.8269, 132.7001
2. OKJ RJOB
Okayama Momotaro Airport · Okayama
93 km from HIJ · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 806 ft (246 m) · airport coordinates 34.7569, 133.8550
3. TKS RJOS
Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base · Tokushima
159 km from HIJ · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 26 ft (8 m) · airport coordinates 34.1326, 134.6078
4. KKJ RJFR
Kitakyushu Airport · Kitakyushu
185 km from HIJ · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 21 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates 33.8459, 131.0350
5. UKB RJBE
Kobe Airport · Kobe
212 km from HIJ · Asia/Tokyo · +0h · elevation 22 ft (7 m) · airport coordinates 34.6328, 135.2240
Route-time reference set
1. HIJ-MYJ
Matsuyama · 71 km · 55m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from HIJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. HIJ-OKJ
Okayama · 93 km · 57m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from HIJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. HIJ-TKS
Tokushima · 159 km · 1h 2m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from HIJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. HIJ-KKJ
Kitakyushu · 185 km · 1h 4m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from HIJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. HIJ-UKB
Kobe · 212 km · 1h 6m
Asia/Tokyo · +0h from HIJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,842 ft / 3,000 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for HIJ.
Runway identifiers
10/28
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. MYJ RJOM
Matsuyama Airport · Matsuyama · 71 km from HIJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 25 ft (8 m) · 33.8269, 132.7001
2. OKJ RJOB
Okayama Momotaro Airport · Okayama · 93 km from HIJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 806 ft (246 m) · 34.7569, 133.8550
3. TKS RJOS
Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base · Tokushima · 159 km from HIJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 26 ft (8 m) · 34.1326, 134.6078
4. KKJ RJFR
Kitakyushu Airport · Kitakyushu · 185 km from HIJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 21 ft (6 m) · 33.8459, 131.0350
5. KIX RJBB
Kansai International Airport · Osaka · 213 km from HIJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 26 ft (8 m) · 34.4273, 135.2440
6. UKB RJBE
Kobe Airport · Kobe · 212 km from HIJ
large airport · Asia/Tokyo · japan · 22 ft (7 m) · 34.6328, 135.2240
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Located 50 km (31 mi) east of Hiroshima, it is the largest airport in the Chugoku and Shikoku region, and the second busiest in the region after Matsuyama Airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for HIJ.
Source note 2
In 2022, the Hiroshima-Haneda route was the tenth-busiest domestic air route in Japan.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for HIJ.
Country and authority
HIJ sits in Japan (Japan), whose capital is Tokyo. Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Asia, Eastern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Japanese. Currency context: JPY (¥). HIJ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
HIJ is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with 広島空港. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Located 50 km (31 mi) east of Hiroshima, it is the largest airport in the Chugoku and Shikoku region, and the second busiest in the region after Matsuyama Airport. Location cue: Located 50 km (31 mi) east of Hiroshima, it is the largest airport in the Chugoku and Shikoku region, and the second busiest in the region after Matsuyama Airport.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q82240 · Hiroshima Airport. Administrative area: Mihara. Named after: Hiroshima. Entity official-site cross-check: hij.airport.jp
Field and clock profile
Hiroshima Airport is a low-elevation field at 1,088 ft (332 m), positioned at 34.4361° N, 132.9190° E in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,842 ft / 3,000 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Takehara is the closest retained city-time anchor at 11 km. MYJ Matsuyama is the closest retained airport alternative at 71 km.
Country airport peers
HIJ is compared with MYJ Matsuyama at 71 km, OKJ Okayama at 93 km, TKS Tokushima at 159 km, KKJ Kitakyushu at 185 km, KIX Osaka at 213 km inside the retained Japan airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
HIJ-MYJ Matsuyama: 71 km, about 55m, +0h. HIJ-OKJ Okayama: 93 km, about 57m, +0h. HIJ-TKS Tokushima: 159 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. HIJ-KKJ Kitakyushu: 185 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident RJOA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. hij.airport.jp is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 9,842 ft / 3,000 m
Runway identifiers
10/28
OurAirports classifies HIJ as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
HIJ (RJOA) is a low-elevation field at 1,088 ft (332 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
HIJ sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
HIJ's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,842 ft / 3,000 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Hiroshima Prefecture is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for HIJ.
- Located 50 km (31 mi) east of Hiroshima, it is the largest airport in the Chugoku and Shikoku region, and the second busiest in the region after Matsuyama Airport.
- In 2022, the Hiroshima-Haneda route was the tenth-busiest domestic air route in Japan.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at hij.airport.jp, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for HIJ
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
HIJ uses Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+09:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Hiroshima Airport is about 43 km from central Hiroshima; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
MYJ Matsuyama is the closest retained alternate at 71 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
hij.airport.jp is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place HIJ inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
HIJ ranks #3 in the curated Japan airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 18 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
HIJ shares Asia/Tokyo with CTS Sapporo JP · FUK Fukuoka JP · HND Tokyo JP · HSG Saga JP · ITM Osaka JP · KIJ Niigata JP. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
HIJ is 1,088 ft (332 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include CFE 1,090 ft (332 m) (2 ft delta) · LWO 1,071 ft (326 m) (17 ft delta) · ABV 1,123 ft (342 m) (35 ft delta) · BZV 1,048 ft (319 m) (40 ft delta) · PHX 1,135 ft (346 m) (47 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
HIJ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are MYJ 71 km +0h · OKJ 93 km +0h · TKS 159 km +0h · KKJ 185 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matsuyama | MYJ | 71 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Okayama | OKJ | 93 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Tokushima | TKS | 159 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Kitakyushu | KKJ | 185 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Kobe | UKB | 212 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
HIJ to MYJ
Matsuyama
Distance 71 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone Asia/Tokyo is +0h from HIJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
HIJ to OKJ
Okayama
Distance 93 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Asia/Tokyo is +0h from HIJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
HIJ to TKS
Tokushima
Distance 159 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone Asia/Tokyo is +0h from HIJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Hiroshima, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Hiroshima is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Hiroshima Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from HIJ, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Takehara
takehara · 11 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mihara
mihara · 16 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Higashihiroshima
higashihiroshima · 17 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kōzan
kozan · 20 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Onomichi
onomichi · 26 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Innoshima
innoshima · 30 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fuchūchō
fuchucho · 33 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kumano
kumano-13132764 · 34 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aki-takata
aki-takata · 34 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shin’ichi
shin-ichi · 35 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kaitaichi
kaitaichi · 36 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fuchū
fuchu-13132765 · 38 km · Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Hiroshima Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Matsuyama (MYJ), Okayama (OKJ), Tokushima (TKS). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 9,842 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers 10/28.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Hiroshima Prefecture.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1993.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from HIJ. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Matsuyama AirportMYJ
Matsuyama · large airport
- Distance
- 71 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 25 ft (8 m)
Compare against MYJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Okayama Momotaro AirportOKJ
Okayama · large airport
- Distance
- 93 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 806 ft (246 m)
Compare against OKJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air BaseTKS
Tokushima · large airport
- Distance
- 159 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 26 ft (8 m)
Compare against TKS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kitakyushu AirportKKJ
Kitakyushu · large airport
- Distance
- 185 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 21 ft (6 m)
Compare against KKJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kobe AirportUKB
Kobe · large airport
- Distance
- 212 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 22 ft (7 m)
Compare against UKB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) in?▾
Hiroshima Airport is in the Asia/Tokyo timezone (UTC+09:00, JST).
What are the codes for Hiroshima Airport?▾
Hiroshima Airport uses IATA code HIJ and ICAO code RJOA.
Where is Hiroshima Airport located?▾
Hiroshima Airport is located in Hiroshima, Japan at coordinates 34.4361° N, 132.9190° E, with an elevation of 1,088 ft (332 m) (low-elevation field in the subtropics).
How far is Hiroshima Airport from central Hiroshima?▾
Hiroshima Airport sits roughly 43 km from the nearest mapped city center for Hiroshima.
Which route reference is most useful from HIJ?▾
Matsuyama (MYJ) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone Asia/Tokyo, and a +0h difference from HIJ.
Which authority regulates HIJ?▾
Hiroshima Airport sits inside Japan, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB).
What other airports in Japan are close peers to HIJ?▾
HIJ's curated peers in Japan on this site include MYJ Matsuyama, OKJ Okayama, TKS Tokushima, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Hiroshima Airport have?▾
Hiroshima Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,842 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers include 10/28.