Ibaraki Airport
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Hyakuri Airfield · Ibaraki Airport Hyakuri Air Base 百里飛行場/百里基地 Hyakuri Hikōjō · Hyakuri kichi | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 36°10′54″N 140°24′53″E / 36.18167°N 140.41472°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | Ibaraki Airport | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] |
Ibaraki Airport (茨城空港, Ibaraki Kūkō) is an
The airport is located about 85 km (53 mi) north of
As of 2023, a total of eight routes operate from the airport, all by
In May 2020, in order to attract more foreign visitors, Ibaraki Prefectural Government planned to adopt the English nickname "Tokyo Ibaraki International Airport" for overseas promotion.[6][7] However, due to the overwhelming opposition, the government ultimately chose the name "Ibaraki International Airport" in June 2020.[8][9]
History
As a military base
The airfield was first developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1937, with much of the land claimed from local farmers under the orders of Emperor Hirohito. Unlike many other Japanese military bases, it did not become a US base during the occupation. After the end of World War II, the locals reclaimed the land and resumed farming the land. The base was reopened in 1956 by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, which took control of the land once again. Many farmers who live around the base have refused to sell their lands to the government to enable expansion of the airfield.[10]
In September 1976 the
In February 1998 Chi Haotian, the-then Chinese defense minister, visited the base among other military sites in Japan.[12]
In 2001 aircraft from Hyakuri were involved in intercepting Tupolev Tu-22M bombers of the Russian Air Force that had entered Japanese airspace.[13]
In 2005 Japan and the US agreed to move some USAF F-15 fighter drills from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa to decrease the burden on that prefecture. Drills were to be moved to five other bases around the country - Chitose in Hokkaido, Hyakuri in Ibaraki Prefecture, Komatsu in Ishikawa Prefecture, Tsuiki in Fukuoka Prefecture and Nyutabaru in Miyazaki Prefecture.[14] In 2005 USAF F-15 aircraft from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa deployed to the base as part of exercise Keen Sword 2005.[15]
In April 2006 the Omitama city assembly unanimously opposed the F-15 training taking place at Hyakuri.[16]
In May 2006 the US and Japan agreed to transfer part of the drills to the bases including Hyakuri with the US deploying to each base two or three times per year from 2007,
In January 2016 the JASDF used three Kawasaki T-4 trainers to collect radioactive material after North Korean's fourth nuclear test, which North Korea claimed was a hydrogen bomb test.[24]
In October 2017 an F-4EJ Kai Phantom II of
Hyakuri Peace Park
The Hyakuri Peace Park is located in the air base. The main taxiway used by the air base goes around it.[10]
Air Show
Hyakuri Air Base holds an annual air show in December featuring displays of military aircraft from the base as well as other equipment. There is a display by Blue Impulse, the JASDF aerobatic team.[29][30]
As a civilian airport
In March 2010, after a 22 billion yen ($243 million) local and national government investment, the airfield was renamed to Ibaraki Airport, and
Interest in the airport has been expressed by the Malaysian carrier
As of March 2011, flights to Shanghai were operating at 80% capacity and the flights to Kobe at 50% capacity.[38] On March 11, 2011, the roof of one of the terminals came down in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami but was quickly repaired.
A total of 860,000 people visited the airport terminal in its first year[39] with 203,070 of those being traveling passengers.[40]
Asiana Airlines ceased operations from Incheon International Airport to Ibaraki Airport following the 2011 disaster.[41]
In August 2013, Myanmar Airways International signed a letter of intent to begin thrice-weekly direct "program charter" service between Yangon and Ibaraki by December 2013. MAI stated that they wished to avoid the overcrowding of Narita and Kansai Airport, and that Ibaraki Prefecture waged a year-long lobbying campaign which included visits to the Myanmar ambassador in Tokyo. This flight was to be the second regularly-scheduled flight between Japan and Myanmar (the first being All Nippon Airways service between Narita and Yangon).[41] However, as of 2017, the program charter service between Yangon and Ibaraki has not yet started.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Chengdu Airlines | Fuzhou |
Skymark Airlines | Fukuoka, Kobe, Naha,[42] Sapporo–Chitose |
Spring Airlines | Shanghai–Pudong |
Tigerair Taiwan | Taipei–Taoyuan[43] |
Ground transportation
Bus service
Buses connect Ibaraki Airport with various train stations in Ibaraki prefecture and
- City buses
- Passengers who stay at a hotel in Ibaraki are entitled to a free single journey on one of the following buses:
Bus stop | Bus | Via | Destination | Company |
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No.1 | Ibaraki-Kūkō Renraku bus[44][45] | Tamari Station・Ogawa Station・Tamatsukuri Station | Ishioka Station[46] | Kantetsu-Green bus |
Hokota-Ibaraki Kūkō Line[47] | Hokota Station | Shin-Hokota Station[48] | ||
No.2 | Ogawa Station-Ibaraki-Kūkō-Mito Station Line [49][50] | Kenchō-mae・Mito Station | Yoshizawa-Shako |
- Highway buses
bus stop | Name | Via | destination | Company | Note |
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No.2 | Ibaraki-Kūkō↔Mito Station Line[51][50] | Non stop | Mito Station | Kanto Railway | |
Ibaraki-Kūkō↔Hitachi-ota Highway buses Terminal(Hitachi-Ōta Station)Line[52] | Tokai Station |
Hitachi-ota Highway buses Terminal (Hitachi-Ōta Station) | Ibaraki Kotsu | ||
No.3 | Ibaraki-Kūkō↔Tokyo Station Line[51] | Non stop | Tokyo Station | Kanto Railway | ※[53] |
No.4 | Ibaraki-Kūkō↔Tsukuba Center Line[54][45] | Shimo-Hirooka (You are able to transfer onto bus routes bound to Tsuchiura Station or Tokyo Station, Mito Station (Ibaraki)) | Tsukuba Center (Tsukuba Station) | ||
the start of Mount Tsukuba trail (Tsukubasan-Shrine) | Runs only when there is a flight<Ibaraki-airportーIncheon International Airport (Eastar Jet)> |
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
As of 2017, all of the remaining F-4 Phantom II aircraft belonging to the JASDF operate from Hyakuri Air Base. As such it has become popular among aviation photographers and enthusiasts.[55][56][57][58][59][60][61]
Central Air Defense Force
Air Rescue Wing
- U-125A)
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- ^ Kantetsu-Green bus
- ^ a b The one-way fare for passengers who stay at hotel in Ibaraki is free
- Tokyo stationis one hour 40 minutes to two and half hours by railway, depending on exact route.
- ^ Access
- ^ Please change buses that Rose Liner(MitoーShin-HokotaーNarita International Airport) bound for Narita Airport at Shin-Hokota Station.
- ^ Kantetsu-Green bus
- ^ a b The one-way fee for passengers who stay at hotel in Ibaraki is free
- ^ a b Free Wi-Fi
- ^ "茨城空港線 | 空港バスのご案内 - 茨城交通".
- ^ Additionally, there is a shuttle bus (operated by Kantō Railway) which serves as a direct connection between Tokyo Station and the airport. The journey time is approximately 2.5 hours (1 hour 40 min. from Tokyo to Ibaraki), reservations are required, but in the case that seats are empty, don't have to require.The fee for airline passengers used to be 500 yen, currently, they are 1530 yen(adult)
- ^ Ibaraki-Kūkō↔Tsukuba Center Line
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- ^ This Video Will Literally Bring You To The Paradise Of Phantoms! January 25, 2017 The Aviationist Retrieved February 1, 2017
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- ^ Hyakuri Air Force Base, Japan Arizona Aviation Photographers Retrieved February 5, 2017
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External links
Media related to Ibaraki Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Hyakuri Air Base at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- 百里飛行場民間共用化 (Omitama City) (in Japanese)
- いばらきの空港・百里飛行場/茨城県企画部空港対策室 (Ibaraki Prefecture) (in Japanese)
- 関東地方整備局予算の概要 (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) (in Japanese)
- 国土交通省関東地方整備局港湾空港部 (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) (in Japanese)
- Current weather for RJAH at NOAA/NWS
- (in Japanese), Japan Air Self-Defense Force