New Kitakyushu Airport

Kitakyushu Airport 北九州空港 Kitakyūshū-kūkō
IATA: KKJ ICAO: RJFR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Ministry of Transport (airfield) Kitakyushu Air Terminal Co. (terminal)
Serves	Kitakyushu, Japan
Hub for	StarFlyer
Elevation AMSL	21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	33°50′44″N 131°02′06″E / 33.84556°N 131.03500°E / 33.84556; 131.03500Coordinates: 33°50′44″N 131°02′06″E / 33.84556°N 131.03500°E / 33.84556; 131.03500
Map
RJFR Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 2,500 8,202 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 1,259,879 Cargo (metric tonnes) 14,844
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau

Kitakyushu Airport (北九州空港, Kitakyūshū-kūkō^?) (IATA: KKJ, ICAO: RJFR) is an airport in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Japan. It is built on an artificial island in the western Seto Inland Sea, 3 km (1.9 mi) away from the main body of the city. It opened on March 16, 2006, as New Kitakyushu Airport (新北九州空港, Shin-kitakyūshū-kūkō^?) but was renamed in 2008. It is designated a second class airport, and it has some international charter flights.

It is the fourth airport in Japan to begin operating 24 hours a day, after New Chitose International Airport (Sapporo), Kansai International Airport (Osaka), and Chūbu Centrair International Airport (Nagoya).