Tottori Airport


Tottori Airport is an airport serving the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The airport is owned and operated by the Tottori Prefecture Tottori Airport Authority, and has a passenger volume of approximately 330,000 per year. The nickname is Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport.

History

Tottori City Airport was built south of the present airport in 1957, and had a runway long and wide. It closed in 1964. In 1967 the present-day Tottori Airport was built and opened by the prefectural government and had a runway long and wide. The runway was successively lengthened in 1972 to, in 1985 to, and to its present length of in 1990. 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.

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 Tottori Airport International Meeting Hall, opened in 1996, is adjacent to the airport. The airport also maintains a playground outside the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Adjacent airports

Road

Tottori Airport is accessible on the Tottori Bypass of Japan National Route 9 via two interchanges of the same name: Airport Entrance. 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 Tottoridaigaku-mae Station on the Sanin Main Line of JR West approximately from the airport terminal. Tottoridaigaku-mae Station is two stops from Tottori Station, central to the prefectural capital, which is served by both the Sanin Main Line and the Imbi 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