A self-service Wi-Fi rental "WiFiBOX" that allows you to easily rent a mobile Wi-Fi router without contact will be newly installed on the 1st floor of the Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport terminal building, and the service will begin on Friday, December 1, 2023. We would like to inform you.
This is the second location in Yamaguchi Prefecture, following Yamaguchi Ube Airport, and the third location at an airport in the Chugoku area, following Yamaguchi Ube Airport and Okayama Momotaro Airport, bringing the total number of WiFi BOX installation locations to 49 facilities and 56 locations. Masu. In addition, we will continue to actively install these systems at domestic airports, train stations, commercial facilities, etc., with the aim of further improving convenience for our customers.
Installation overview
Installation location
Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport Terminal Building 1st floor, go straight ahead with your back to the baggage claim area, and it will be located near the entrance after passing the shop, to the right of the parking lot payment machine.
Available pick-up/return times
6:00～22:00
Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport official website
https://www.iwakuni-airport.jp/en/
Installation background
Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport will have approximately 360,000 passengers in fiscal 2022, which is 273.2% compared to fiscal 2021 and has recovered to approximately 80% of its pre-coronavirus level. In addition to flights to Haneda, the airport has flights to Naha, a popular tourist destination in Japan, and it is thought that the movement toward expanding the use of the airport will continue in the future. Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport is also located approximately 20 minutes by car from Kintaikyo Bridge, one of Japan's three famous bridges and a scenic spot that is also included in the airport's name. Furthermore, it is approximately a 40-minute drive from Aki no Miyajima in Hiroshima Prefecture, one of Japan's three most scenic views, and approximately an hour's drive from downtown Hiroshima, making it a highly convenient airport for sightseeing in the Sanyo region.
We decided to install WiFi BOX to meet the needs of more users, as it can be used for business, sightseeing, returning home, in Japan, due to the lack of gigabytes at the end of the month, and for travelers traveling overseas by connecting through Haneda Airport. I did.
*Source Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Airport Management Status Report https://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/15_bf_000185.html
