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Hiroshima Airport is an airport in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Located 50km east of Hiroshima, it is the largest airport in the Chūgoku region.HistoryNew Hiroshima Airport opened for public use in 1993 as a replacement for Hiroshima Airport, which was renamed Hiroshima-Nishi Airport. The old airport was located in a more central waterfront location, but was too small to handle widebody aircraft and could not be expanded. In 1994, New Hiroshima Airport was renamed Hiroshima Airport.The airport's single runway opened with a length of 2,500 m (700 m longer than Hiroshima-Nishi). The runway was extended to 3,000 m in 2001, and its instrument landing system was upgraded to CAT-IIIa in 2008 and CAT-IIIb in 2009.TerminalHiroshima has one terminal with separated departures and arrivals facilities for domestic and international flights and seven lettered gates . The international and domestic areas are separated landside by a central atrium. The domestic departures lounge has separate JAL and ANA airline lounges, while the international area has one shared airport lounge.Airlines and destinations80% of the airport's domestic traffic is to and from Haneda Airport in Tokyo; the Hiroshima-Haneda route is the fifth-busiest domestic air route in Japan.StatisticsSource:Ground transportationRoadThe airport has no direct expressway connection but is located near the San'yō Expressway. Limousine bus service to and from the downtown Hiroshima Bus Terminal is scheduled at 53 minutes but is often subject to traffic delays. Hiroshima Station is accessible by bus in 45 minutes. Bus service is also available to Shiraichi Station, Fukuyama Station, Kure Station and Mihara Station.