Shizuoka Airport (静岡空港), also called Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, is located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Opened on June 4, 2009, the airport has domestic service to Sapporo, Fukuoka, Naha (Okinawa), Komatsu, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima. International routes connect it to Ningbo, Seoul, Taipei, and Shanghai. The airport is located in Makinohara and Shimada. It is 27 km southwest of Shizuoka Station and about 45 km from Hamamatsu, 80 km from Mount Fuji, 130 km from Nagoya, and 175 km 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 190 ha 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 2500 m to 2200 m, by the use of a displaced threshold that cannot be used for landing, due to environmental and noise concerns.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

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.

Route and Highway buses

Bus Stop No. 1

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Fuji Dream Airlines Access Bus

Bus Stop No. 3

Bus Stop No. 4

Free parking for 2,000 cars is available at the airport. While the Tokaido Shinkansen line travels directly underneath the airport, there is no train station nor have any plans been made to build one.