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Hiroshima Heliport

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedReinhabitedRetrofit builtHiroshima City, Japan

Closed 2012 airport retrofitted to heliport/industrial park (2019–2021 phases) with football club offices; peer strategy matches but no parcel/deal details. · summary, model-written

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Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …heliport, Hiroshima Innovation Techno Port industrial park, offices of football club Sanfrecce Hiroshima record · all sites with this
ReinhabitedThis site: …heliport, Hiroshima Innovation Techno Port industrial park, offices of football club Sanfrecce Hiroshima record · all sites with this
New use
Logistics and industrialThis site: …heliport, Hiroshima Innovation Techno Port industrial park, offices of football club Sanfrecce Hiroshima newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …heliport, Hiroshima Innovation Techno Port industrial park, offices of football club Sanfrecce Hiroshima newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Park and open spaceThis site: …heliport, Hiroshima Innovation Techno Port industrial park, offices of football club Sanfrecce Hiroshima newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedeveloped · ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New usesindustrial, office, otherWikipedia no source
What is there nowheliport, Hiroshima Innovation Techno Port industrial park, offices of football club Sanfrecce Hiroshimanewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year2012newtypes-extraction reported

Summary, model-written

Hiroshima Heliport (formerly Hiroshima–Nishi Airport) closed in 2012 after operating as a commercial airport since 1961. It was retrofitted in 2012 to become a heliport and industrial park site. New uses include the Hiroshima Innovation Techno Port industrial park (phases 2019–2021) and offices for Sanfrecce Hiroshima football club. The strategy was "redevelop" and "reinhabit". Peer sites (e.g., Mathis Airport, Cottonwood Mall site) share similar closure years (2008–2016) and "redevelop" strategy. No parcel details, deal terms, or specific industrial tenants beyond the park and football club are provided. Status is "built". Record is "draft" verified.

Why. All details are directly from the provided record. Unknown: parcel boundaries, specific deal terms, exact industrial tenant list, or post-2021 developments beyond the park phases.

Where it stands. Closed 2012, retrofitted 2012. Industrial park phases underway (2019–2021). No current occupancy data beyond the football club offices.

For a planner

  • Closed 2012, retrofitted to industrial/office uses
  • Peer sites show similar post-closure strategy
  • No parcel/deal data available

For a developer

  • Industrial park (2019–2021) and football club offices confirmed
  • Strategy aligns with peer sites
  • No financial or occupancy metrics provided

What we do not know yet

  • Record is "draft" verified
  • No specific tenant details beyond park and football club
  • No current status beyond 2021 phases

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  • Brookdale Center, Brooklyn Center, MN · Malls · opened 1962; closed 2010; same strategy: redevelop
  • NOHO West, North Hollywood, CA · Malls · opened 1968; closed 2016; same strategy: redevelop

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History and original facts

Opened1961newtypes-extraction reported
Closed2012newtypes-extraction reported
Original developerMinistry of Transportnewtypes-extraction reported
AnchorsAll Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Dragonair, J-Air, Fair Inc, Japan Air Commuter
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Former Hiroshima–Nishi Airport converted to a heliport and parts of the site redeveloped into an industrial park and offices.

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Background

Hiroshima Heliport (広島ヘリポート) (IATA: HIW, ICAO: RJBH), formerly known as Hiroshima–Nishi Airport (広島西飛行場, Hiroshima Nishi Hikōjō) was a heliport in Nishi Ward, located 3.1 NM (5.7 km; 3.6 mi) southwest of Hiroshima City, Japan. The heliport was once a commercial airport before it was closed in November 2012. == History == Hiroshima's first airport, Yoshijima Airport (吉島飛行場), opened on a nearby island in Naka-ku, Hiroshima in 1940.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1961 Hiroshima Airport opened
  2. 1961 Opened
  3. 1993 Most airline operations moved to new airport, old airport renamed Hiroshima–Nishi Airport
  4. 2010 Japan Air Commuter service terminated
  5. 2011 Mayor announced airport conversion to heliport
  6. 2012 Hiroshima Heliport commenced operations
  7. 2012 Closed
  8. 2012 Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit
  9. 2019 First phase of industrial park commenced
  10. 2021 Second phase of industrial park commenced

Sources

  • Hiroshima Heliport · CC BY-SA 4.0
    8 quoted sentences
    Hiroshima Heliport
    Hiroshima Airport opened on September 15, 1961
    most airline operations moved to the new airport effective October 29, 1993. The old Hiroshima Airport was then renamed Hiroshima–Nishi Airport
    service was terminated as part of the corporate restructuring of its parent company Japan Airlines

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