AirportsIwami Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Masuda, in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IWJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IWJ
- ICAO code
- RJOW
- City
- Masuda
- State or region
- Shimane Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.6764° N, 131.7900° E
- Elevation
- 56 m (184 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IWJ means Iwami Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJOW. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.6764° N, 131.7900° E. It stands 56 metres (184 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Hiroshima, about 68 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Iwami Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 44.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,000 m 6,562 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Iwakuni Kintaikyo AirportIwakuni | IWK | 72 km |
| Yamaguchi Ube AirportUbe | UBJ | 95 km |
| Hiroshima AirportHiroshima | HIJ | 107 km |
| Kitakyushu AirportKitakyushu | KKJ | 116 km |
| Matsuyama AirportMatsuyama | MYJ | 126 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,161 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,009 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,265 km | 9 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,365 km | 11 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,241 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,455 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,694 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 734 km | 1 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,893 km | 10 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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