Tottori Airport
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History
Script error: No such module "Nihongo". was built Script error: No such module "convert". south of the present airport in 1957, and had a runway Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide. It closed in 1964. In 1967 the present-day Tottori Airport was built and opened by the prefectural government and had a runway Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide. The runway was successively lengthened in 1972 to Script error: No such module "convert"., in 1985 to Script error: No such module "convert"., and to its present length of Script error: No such module "convert". in 1990.[1] The runway is constructed of asphalt concrete.
Tottori Airport originally had service only to Tokyo, but the Tokyo service ceased in 1969 when the airport began flights to Osaka. The airport had service to both Osaka and Tokyo service from 1979 to 1985, but now only serves Tokyo.[2]
Facilities
Tottori Airport operates from 7 am to 9 pm daily. The terminal building is a two-story structure with an observation deck. A meeting hall, the Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., opened in 1996, is adjacent to the airport. The airport also maintains a playground outside the airport.[3]
Airlines and destinations
Adjacent airports
- Miho-Yonago Airport – Script error: No such module "convert".
- Okayama Airport – Script error: No such module "convert".
- Oki Airport – Script error: No such module "convert".
- Izumo Airport – Script error: No such module "convert".
- Kobe Airport – Script error: No such module "convert".[4]
- Osaka International Airport – Script error: No such module "convert".
Ground transportation
Road
Tottori Airport is accessible on the Script error: No such module "Nihongo". of Japan National Route 9 via two interchanges of the same name: Script error: No such module "Nihongo".. Tottori Prefectural Route 264 serves exclusively as the ground access road to Tottori Airport and is accessible only by the two airport interchanges of the Tottori Bypass. Parking, rental car, and taxi services are available at the airport.
Rail
Something that is considered extremely rare amongst airports in Japan, Tottori does not have an airport railway station. The nearest station is Script error: No such module "Nihongo". on the Sanin Main Line of JR West approximately Script error: No such module "convert". from the airport terminal. Tottoridaigaku-mae Station is two stops (Script error: No such module "convert".) from Tottori Station, central to the prefectural capital, which is served by both the Sanin Main Line and the Inbi Line.
Bus service
Tottori Airport is served by Hinomaru Bus Limited, which offers a connection directly to Tottori Station.
Hotels
No hotels are located at Tottori Airport. Nearby facilities are in Tottori City.
Nearby attractions
- Tottori Sand Dunes – the largest sand dune in Japan, and most visited tourist destination in Tottori Prefecture
- Lake Koyama
- Daisen – the highest mountain in the Chūgoku region which bears a strong resemblance to Mount Fuji. The peak, Kengamine, is inaccessible to hikers due to instability cause by the 2000 Tottori earthquake, but hiking from Daisen-ji to Misen Peak (Script error: No such module "convert".) remains a popular alternative.[5]
- Sanbutsu-ji – a Buddhist temple designated a National Treasures of Japan
References
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External links
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