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Kansai International Airport

"Kansai Airport" redirects here. For Japanese corporation operating this airport, see Kansai Airports.
For the domestic airport serving Osaka, see Itami Airport.

Kansai International Airport

関西国際空港

Kansai Kokusai Kūkō
Kansai International Airport (August 2022)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerNew Kansai International Airport Company (NKIAC)[1]
OperatorKansai Airports[2]
(Orix and Vinci Airports)
ServesKeihanshin
LocationIzumisano, Sennan, & Tajiri
Osaka Prefecture
Opened4 September 1994 (1994-09-04)
Hub for
Elevation AMSL5 m / 17 ft
Coordinates34°25′50″N 135°13′49″E / 34.43056°N 135.23028°E / 34.43056; 135.23028
Websitewww.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/
Maps
Map
RJBB is located in Osaka Prefecture
RJBB
RJBB
Location in Osaka Prefecture
RJBB is located in Japan
RJBB
RJBB
Location in Japan
RJBB is located in Asia
RJBB
RJBB
Location in Asia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06R/24L 3,500 11,483 Asphalt concrete
06L/24R 4,000 13,123 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2017)
Passenger movements27,987,564
(Increase 11%)
International passenger movements21,138,928
(Increase 13%)
Aircraft movements185,174
(Increase 5%)
Freight volume in tonnes824,485
(Increase 14%)
International Freight volume in tonnes814,704
(Increase 15%)

Kansai International Airport (Japanese: 関西国際空港, romanized: Kansai Kokusai Kūkō), commonly known as Kankū (Japanese: 関空) (IATA: KIX, ICAO: RJBB), is the primary international airport in the Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. It is located on an artificial island (Kankūjima (関空島)) in the middle of Osaka Bay off the Honshu shore, 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Ōsaka Station,[4] located within three municipalities, including Izumisano (north),[5] Sennan (south),[6] and Tajiri (central),[7] in Osaka Prefecture. The airport's 1st airport island covers approximately 510 hectares and the 2nd airport island covers approximately 545 hectares, for a total of 1,055 hectares (2,600 acres).[8]

Kansai opened on 4 September 1994 to relieve overcrowding at Osaka International Airport, also called Itami Airport, which is closer to the city of Osaka. It consists of two terminals: Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Terminal 1, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, is the longest airport terminal in the world with a length of 1.7 km (1+1⁄16 mi). The airport serves as an international hub for All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and Nippon Cargo Airlines, and also serves as a hub for Peach, the first international low-cost carrier in Japan.[citation needed]

In 2016, 25.2 million passengers used the airport, making it the 30th busiest airport in Asia and third busiest in Japan. The freight volume was 802,162 tonnes total: 757,414 t international (18th in the world) and 44,748 t domestic.[9] The 4,000 m × 60 m (13,120 ft × 200 ft) second runway was opened on 2 August 2007. As of June 2014, Kansai Airport has become an Asian hub, with 780 weekly flights to Asia and Australasia (including 119 freight), 59 weekly flights to Europe and the Middle East (5 freight), and 80 weekly flights to North America (42 freight).[10]

In 2020, Kansai received Skytrax's awards for Best Airport Staff in Asia, World's Best Airport Staff, and World's Best Airport for Baggage Delivery.[11][12]

  1. ^ "New Kansai International Airport Company, Ltd". New Kansai International Airport Company, Ltd. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ "New Management Setup of Kansai Airport" (PDF). Kansai Airports. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  3. ^ "FedEx Opens North Pacific Regional Hub at Kansai International Airport". newswit.com. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. ^ "AIS Japan". 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. ^ Home Archived 8 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport. Retrieved on 23 July 2011. "Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport 1, Senshu-kuko Kita, Izumisano-shi, Osaka, 549-0001, Japan "
  6. ^ "OSAKA KANSAI (Kansai International Airport)." JAL Cargo. Retrieved on 23 July 2011. "Departure JAL Export Cargo Bldg. 1 Senshu Airport Minami, Sennan, Osaka Arrival JALKAS Import Cargo Bldg. 1 Senshu Airport Minami, Sennan, Osaka"
  7. ^ 航空運送事業の許可について（Peach・Aviation 株式会社）. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011. １．本社所在地 大阪府泉南郡田尻町泉州空港中１番地（関西空港内）
  8. ^ "KIX Airport Facts and Figures". kansai-airports.co.jp. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  9. ^ Kansai International Airport Statistics Archived 29 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd.
  10. ^ Kansai International Airport 2014 summer Flight Schedules – Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd.
  11. ^ "The World's Best Airports in 2020 are announced". SKYTRAX. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  12. ^ Cripps, Karla (11 May 2020). "The world's best airports for 2020, according to Skytrax". CNN. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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