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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.
Jan 10, 2024 · Kansai Airport was built to relieve overcrowding at the first airport in Osaka: Itami Airport (ITM). Its initial location was slated for near Japan’s Kobe region, but city officials and locals protested against the plan.
Kansai Airports took over the operations of Kansai International Airport (“KIX”) and Osaka International Airport (“ITAMI”) from New Kansai International Airport Company (“NKIAC”), and has been operating the two airports since April 1, 2016.
Kansai International Airport (関西空港, Kansai Kūkō, KIX) is one of Japan's most important international airports. Located on a man-made island about 40 kilometers south of central Osaka, Kansai Airport was opened in 1994, taking over all international and some of the domestic air traffic formerly handled by Osaka's Itami Airport.
Kansai Airports is a member of the Kansai Airports Group, which includes eight companies. Kansai Airports is currently operating three airports in Japan, Kansai International Airport, Osaka International Airport and Kobe Airport.
Built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, about 75km southwest of Kyoto, Kansai International Airport (KIX) is the closest major international airport to Kyoto and Osaka. Here’s our full guide to making the most of KIX. Kansai International Airport international departures floor: SIHASAKPRACHUM / Shutterstock.com.
