Kansai International Airport | Kansai airport code
LargestcivilairportservingOsaka,JapanKansaiInternationalAirport(Japanese:関西国際空港,romanized: KansaiKokusaiKūkō)commonlyknownas関空(Kankū)(IATA:KIX,ICAO:RJBB)istheprimaryinternationalairportintheGreaterOsakaAreaofJapanandtheclosestinternationalairporttothecitiesofOsaka,Kyoto,andKobe.Itislocatedonanartificialisland(Kankūjima(関空島))inthemiddleofOsakaBayofftheHonshushore,38 km(24 mi)southwestofŌsakaStation,[4]locatedwithinthreemunicipalities,includingIzumisano(north),[5]Sennan(south),[6]an...
Largest civil airport serving Osaka, Japan
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.
Kansai opened on 4 September 1994 to relieve overcrowding at the original Osaka International Airport, referred to as 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 ai...