# Hiroshima Heliport

Hiroshima City, Japan · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-df494d2409` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/japan/hiroshima-city-hiroshima-heliport/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-df494d2409.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-df494d2409.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-df494d2409

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | industrial, office, other | none |
| What is there now | heliport, Hiroshima Innovation Techno Port industrial park, offices of football club Sanfrecce Hiroshima | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1961 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2012 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2012 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Ministry of Transport | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Dragonair, J-Air, Fair Inc, Japan Air Commuter

## Timeline

- 1961: Hiroshima Airport opened
- 1961: Opened
- 1993: Most airline operations moved to new airport, old airport renamed Hiroshima–Nishi Airport
- 2010: Japan Air Commuter service terminated
- 2011: Mayor announced airport conversion to heliport
- 2012: Hiroshima Heliport commenced operations
- 2012: Closed
- 2012: Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit
- 2019: First phase of industrial park commenced
- 2021: Second phase of industrial park commenced

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Hiroshima Heliport (広島ヘリポート) (IATA: HIW, ICAO: RJBH), formerly known as Hiroshima–Nishi Airport (広島西飛行場, Hiroshima Nishi Hikōjō) was a heliport in Nishi Ward, located 3.1 NM (5.7 km; 3.6 mi) southwest of Hiroshima City, Japan. The heliport was once a commercial airport before it was closed in November 2012.


== History ==
Hiroshima's first airport, Yoshijima Airport (吉島飛行場), opened on a nearby island in Naka-ku, Hiroshima in 1940.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Heliport

## Sources

- Hiroshima Heliport — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Heliport

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Hiroshima Heliport, Hiroshima City, Japan." Record n-df494d2409, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/japan/hiroshima-city-hiroshima-heliport/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_hiroshimacityhiroshimaheliport,
  title = {Hiroshima Heliport, Hiroshima City, Japan},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/japan/hiroshima-city-hiroshima-heliport/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-df494d2409, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.