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Kansai Airport

Kansai International Airport
関西国際空港
Kansai Kokusai Kūkō
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Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Kansai Airports
Serves Greater Osaka Area
Location Izumisano, Sennan, & Tajiri
Osaka, Japan
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 5 m / 17 ft
Coordinates 34°26′03″N 135°13′58″E / 34.43417°N 135.23278°E / 34.43417; 135.23278Coordinates: 34°26′03″N 135°13′58″E / 34.43417°N 135.23278°E / 34.43417; 135.23278
Website www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/index.asp
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KIXRJBB is located in Japan
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Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06R/24L 3,800 12,467 Asphalt concrete
06L/24R 4,000 13,123 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft movements 163,506
(Increase 15%)
Passenger movements 23,214,756
(Increase 20%)
International passenger movements 16,250,323
(Increase 24%)
Freight volume in tonnes 719,331
(Increase -0.5%)
International Freight volume in tonnes 697,374
(Increase 10%)
Statistics from New Kansai International Airport Company, Ltd.
Aircraft movements 163,506
(Increase 15%)
Passenger movements 23,214,756
(Increase 20%)
International passenger movements 16,250,323
(Increase 24%)
Freight volume in tonnes 719,331
(Increase -0.5%)
International Freight volume in tonnes 697,374
(Increase 10%)

Kansai International Airport (関西国際空港 Kansai Kokusai Kūkō?) (IATA: KIXICAO: RJBB) is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano (north),Sennan (south), and Tajiri (central), in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The airport is off the Honshu shore and was designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. 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.

It is colloquially known as Kankū (関空?) in Japanese.


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