Tottori Airport
History. 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 , opened in 1996, is adjacent to the airport. The airport also maintains a playground outside the airport. Ground transportation. Road. Tottori Airport is accessible on the of Japan National Route 9 via two interchanges of the same name: . 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 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.