Global InformationKansai International Airport information
Kansai International Airport 関西国際空港 Kansai Kokusai Kūkō | |||||||||||||||
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 Kansai International Airport (August 2022) | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | New Kansai International Airport Company (NKIAC)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Kansai Airports[2] (Orix and Vinci Airports) | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Keihanshin | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Izumisano, Sennan, & Tajiri Osaka Prefecture | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 4 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 17 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°25′50″N 135°13′49″E / 34.43056°N 135.23028°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Kansai International Airport (Japanese: 関西国際空港, romanized: Kansai Kokusai Kūkō), commonly known as 関空 (Kankū) (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[update], 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]
- ^ "New Kansai International Airport Company, Ltd". New Kansai International Airport Company, Ltd. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "New Management Setup of Kansai Airport" (PDF). Kansai Airports. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "AIS Japan". 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ 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 "
- ^ "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"
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "KIX Airport Facts and Figures". kansai-airports.co.jp. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Kansai International Airport Statistics Archived 29 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd.
- ^ Kansai International Airport 2014 summer Flight Schedules – Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd.
- ^ "The World's Best Airports in 2020 are announced". SKYTRAX. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Cripps, Karla (11 May 2020). "The world's best airports for 2020, according to Skytrax". CNN. Retrieved 15 May 2020.