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Iwami airport in Masuda (Japan)
Iwami airport is located near Masuda, with Takatsu at 1mi↑, Masuda at 3mi↑, Hamada at 22mi↑, Hagi at 29mi↑, Gotsu at 33mi↑, Yamaguchi-ken at 35mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Japan and Southernmost airports in Japan
→ See also airports in Japan
aerial view of Iwami airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : RJOW
- IATA code : IWJ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 56 m = 184ft
→ See also Highest airports in Japan and Lowest airports in Japan
Runways
- runway 11/29 : 2000m = 6562ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Japan
Coming to Iwami airport
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By plane :
- Iwami airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
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- Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station airport at 45mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Iwami airport RJOW IWJ
METAR for Iwami airport RJOW IWJ
RJOW 110720Z 34003KT 290V060 7000 -SHRA BR FEW008 SCT015 FEW025CB BKN080 26/25 Q1010 RMK 1ST008 3CU015 1CB025 5AC080 A2985 CB 20KM SW MOV SW
Decoded METAR for Iwami airport RJOW IWJ
METAR issued by RJOW on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 07:20 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 53 hours and -2838 minutes ago.
visibility is 7km = 4mi.
The temperature is 26°C = 79°F, dew point is 25°C = 77°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
QNH is 1010hPa = 29.83inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 340°.
Clouds : few clouds at 800ft = 240m. scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m. few clouds at 2500ft = 760m. broken at 8000ft = 2440m.
light intensity shower rain
mist
Remarks : 1ST008 3CU015 1 presence of cumulonimbus 025 5AC080 A2985 presence of cumulonimbus 20KM SW MOV SW
Caution : Aviation weather reports the presence of cumulonimbus (CB) clouds, which are known to be dangerous for aircraft because they are associated with winds that can be violent and that change speed and direction very quickly, horizontally and vertically (updrafts and downdrafts). They are also associated with thunderstorms, rain showers and hail that can be violent. It is therefore recommended to avoid them as much as possible.No TAF for Iwami airport
but aviation weather is available at Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station airport (RJOI) at 45mi↑
NOTAM for Iwami airport
Around Iwami airport in Masuda (Japan)
near
- Hotels in Takatsu
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 918mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 5734mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 5734mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 5756mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 5758mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 5764mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 5773mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 5773mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 5777mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 5781mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 5783mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 5786mi↑
- for Iwami airport at 0mi↑
- for Masuda Red Cross Hospital airport at 3mi↑
- for Tsuwano Emergency airport at 16mi↑
nearest airports to Iwami airport in Masuda (Japan)
- Masuda Red Cross Hospital heliport ( JP-0373) at 3mi↑
- Tsuwano Emergency heliport ( JP-3045) at 16mi↑
- Fukuda Nishidai airport ( JP-0690) at 16mi↑
- Hamada Medical Center heliport ( JP-0667) at 23mi↑
- Muikaichi Hospital heliport ( JP-0372) at 24mi↑
- Suginohaku Hobby Field ultralight airfield ( JP-0329) at 28mi↑
- Zenshinkai Hospital heliport ( JP-3046) at 30mi↑
- Akago airport ( JP-2569) at 37mi↑defunct airport
- JASDF Mishima Sub-Base heliport ( JP-0330) at 38mi↑
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Police Headquarters heliport ( JP-0376) at 38mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Japan
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap