AirportsIwakuni Kintaikyo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Iwakuni, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IWK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IWK
- ICAO code
- RJOI
- City
- Iwakuni
- State or region
- Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.1463° N, 132.2472° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (7 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,438 m (8,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IWK means Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJOI. 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 34.1463° N, 132.2472° E. It stands 2 metres (7 feet) above sea level.
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
Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,438 metres (8,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 39.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,438 m 8,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 02R/20L | 366 m 1,200 ft | 46 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Matsuyama AirportMatsuyama | MYJ | 55 km |
| Hiroshima AirportHiroshima | HIJ | 70 km |
| Iwami AirportMasuda | IWJ | 72 km |
| Oita AirportOita | OIT | 88 km |
| Yamaguchi Ube AirportUbe | UBJ | 92 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,211 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,051 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,320 km | 9 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,437 km | 11 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,282 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,459 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,681 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 705 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,825 km | 9 h 55 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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