Mima City Hall Heliport

The heliport was located on the rooftop of the old Mima City Hall building. This building was demolished following the construction and opening of a new city hall facility in May 2020. The new building was designed and constructed without a replacement heliport, leading to the permanent closure of the facility. The decision was likely based on logistical and economic factors, favoring the use of ground-level emergency landing zones.

The site of the former heliport no longer exists. The old Mima City Hall building it was on has been completely demolished. The coordinates now point to a parking lot and landscaped area that is part of the new Mima City Hall complex, which is located immediately adjacent to the former site.

Mima City Hall Heliport was a private, non-public rooftop helipad. Its primary and sole purpose was to serve as an emergency and official-use landing site. It was designated as a 'jōgai richakuriku-jō' (場外離着陸場), or an 'off-field landing and takeoff site,' under Japanese aviation regulations. Operations were limited to disaster response (transporting supplies and personnel), medical evacuations (by services like Doctor-Heli), police and firefighting missions, and other official government business. It provided crucial direct air access to the city's administrative and emergency operations center during critical events.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening this heliport. The new Mima City Hall was intentionally built without a heliport, signifying a permanent shift in the city's emergency infrastructure strategy. The city now relies on designated ground-level emergency landing sites, such as school grounds and parks, for helicopter operations.