Shizuoka Airport Explained

Iata:FSZ
Icao:RJNS
Type:Public
City-Served:Hamamatsu and Shizuoka
Location:Makinohara, Shizuoka, Shimada, Shizuoka
Elevation-F:433
Coordinates:34.7961°N 138.1894°W
Pushpin Map:Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Shizuoka Prefecture##Location in Japan
Pushpin Label:FSZ/RJNS
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-M:2,500
R1-Surface:Asphalt concrete
Metric-Rwy:Y
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:699,276
Stat-Year:2015
Footnotes:Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1]
Stat2-Header:Cargo (metric tonnes)
Stat2-Data:371
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movement
Stat3-Data:9,689
Owner:Shizuoka Prefecture

, also called Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, is located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Opened on June 4, 2009,[2] the airport has domestic service to Sapporo, Fukuoka, Naha (Okinawa), Komatsu, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima.[3] International routes connect it to Ningbo, Seoul, Taipei, and Shanghai.[4]

The airport is located in Makinohara and Shimada. It is 27km (17miles) southwest of Shizuoka Station[5] and about 45km (28miles) from Hamamatsu, 80km (50miles) from Mount Fuji, 130km (80miles) from Nagoya, and 175km (109miles) from Tokyo in a direct line.

History

To allow for growth in air travel to Shizuoka, Hamamatsu, and the Mount Fuji area, and to fill the gap between Tokyo and Nagoya airports, Shizuoka Prefecture bought 190ha of land for Shizuoka Airport. One reason for building this airport in this particular location is that locals and tourists will not have to rely on the severely congested airports of the Tokyo region. Any flights that bypass the Tokyo region will help overall air traffic, including direct international flights. Like Kobe Airport, Shizuoka Airport has come under criticism as Nagoya’s Chubu Centrair International Airport is not congested and is also in an expansion phase.

The airport was originally scheduled to open in March 2009, but was delayed by the shortening of the runway from 2500m (8,200feet) to 2200m (7,200feet), by the use of a displaced threshold that cannot be used for landing,[5] due to environmental and noise concerns.

Access

The closest railway station is Kanaya Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Ōigawa Main Line. It is about 6 km from the airport.Taxi service to Shizuoka Station, a major station in the area, is available for 8,500 yen.

Bus Stop No. 1

information

NoViaDestinationCompany
1Kawaguchiko Line180Gotemba StationFuji-Q HighlandKawaguchiko StationFujikyu bus
Fujiedashi Access Bus35Non stopFujieda StationShizutetsu justline
Shibuya Liner250Gotemba StationShibuya StationTokyu bus

Bus Stop No. 4

NoViaDestinationCompany
4Fujisan Shizuoka kūkō-Shimada Line (A-3)25Non stopShimada StationShizutetsu justline
Kanaya・SL Shin-Kanaya Line18Kanaya StationShin-Kanaya StationAdvance

Free parking for 2,000 cars is available at the airport.[6]

While the Tokaido Shinkansen line travels directly underneath the airport, there is no train station nor have any plans been made to build one.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shizuoka Airport. Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 7 January 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021205147/http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001141840.pdf. 21 October 2016.
  2. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20081226a9.html Shizuoka airport to open in June
  3. http://www.mtfuji-shizuokaairport.jp/english/flight/domestic/index.html Domestic Flights :: Mt.Fuji Shizuoka Airport
  4. http://www.mtfuji-shizuokaairport.jp/english/flight/international/index.html International Flights:Mt.Fuji Shizuoka Airport
  5. https://aisjapan.mlit.go.jp/ AIS Japan
  6. http://www.mtfuji-shizuokaairport.jp/english/access/car_motorcycle/index.html Car and Motorcycle Guide:Mt.Fuji Shizuoka Airport