, also called Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, is an international airport located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Opened on June 4, 2009,Shizuoka airport to open in June the airport has domestic service to Sapporo, Fukuoka, Naha (Okinawa), Komatsu, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima.Domestic Flights :: Mt.Fuji Shizuoka Airport (Retrieved on June 9, 2009) International routes connect it to Ningbo, Seoul, Taipei, and Shanghai.International Flights:Mt.Fuji Shizuoka Airport (Retrieved on June 9, 2009)
The airport is located in Makinohara and Shimada. It is southwest of Shizuoka StationAIS Japan and about from Hamamatsu, from Mount Fuji, from Nagoya, and 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 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 to , by the use of a displaced threshold that cannot be used for landing, due to environmental and noise concerns.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Access Route and Highway buses
Bus Stop No. 1
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NoViaDestinationCompany1Kawaguchiko Line180Gotemba Station・Fuji-Q HighlandKawaguchiko StationFujikyu busFujiedashi Access Bus35Non stopFujieda StationShizutetsu justlineShibuya Liner250Gotemba StationShibuya StationTokyu bus
Fuji Dream Airlines Access Bus
NoViaDestinationCompany2Access Bus (Free)30Non stopKakegawa Station
Bus Stop No. 3
NoViaDestinationCompany3Fujisan Shizuokakūkō - Shizuoka Line (A-1)54Shizuoka StationShin-Shizuoka StationShizutetsu justline
Bus Stop No. 4
NoViaDestinationCompany4Fujisan Shizuoka kūkō-Shimada Line (A-3)25Non stopShimada StationShizutetsu justlineKanaya・SL Shin-Kanaya Line18Kanaya StationShin-Kanaya StationAdvance
Other Free parking for 2,000 cars is available at the airport.Car and Motorcycle Guide:Mt.Fuji Shizuoka Airport (Retrieved on June 9, 2009)
Railway 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.
While the Tokaido Shinkansen line travels directly underneath the airport, there is no train station nor have any plans been made to build one. Although no plans are currently in place, Shizuoka Prefecture has prepared a feasibility study on this matter, and both parties will continue negotiations on this issue.
References
External links
Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport website Shizuoka Prefecture Department of Airport – Mt.Fuji Shizuoka Airport Port and Airport Department, Chubu Regional Bureau, MLIT – Shizuoka Airport Tokyo Regional Civil Aviation Bureau, MLIT – Shizuoka Airport