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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.

Kansai International Airport 関西国際空港 Kansai Kokusai Kūkō
IATA: KIX ICAO: RJBB WMO: 47774
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Kansai Airports[1] (Orix and Vinci Airports)
Serves	Keihanshin
Location	Izumisano, Sennan, & Tajiri Osaka Prefecture
Opened	4 September 1994 (1994-09-04)
Hub for	All Nippon Airways FedEx Express[2] Japan Airlines Jetstar Japan Nippon Cargo Airlines Peach Aviation
Focus city for	Singapore Airlines[3]
Elevation AMSL	5 m / 17 ft
Coordinates	34°26′03″N 135°13′58″E
Website	www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/index.asp
Maps
RJBB Location in Osaka Prefecture Show map of Osaka Prefecture RJBB Location in Kansai region Show map of Kansai region RJBB Location in Japan Show map of Japan RJBB Location in Asia Show map of Asia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06R/24L 3,500 11,483 Asphalt concrete 06L/24R 4,000 13,123 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2017)
Passenger movements 27,987,564 ( 11%) International passenger movements 21,138,928 ( 13%) Aircraft movements 185,174 ( 5%) Freight volume in tonnes 824,485 ( 14%) International Freight volume in tonnes 814,704 ( 15%)

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 and now handles only domestic flights. 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.

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.[8] 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 freight 119), 59 weekly flights to Europe and the Middle East (freight 5), and 80 weekly flights to North America (freight 42).[9]

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.[10][11]

History

In the 1960s, when the Kansai region was rapidly losing trade to Tokyo, planners proposed a new airport near Kobe and Osaka. The city's original international airport, Itami Airport, located in the densely populated suburbs of Itami and Toyonaka, was surrounded by buildings; it could not be expanded, and many of its neighbours had filed complaints because of noise pollution problems.[12]

After the protests surrounding New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport), which was built with expropriated land in a rural part of Chiba Prefecture, planners decided to build the airport offshore. The new airport was part of a number of new developments to revitalize Osaka, which had been losing economic and cultural ground to Tokyo for most of the century.[13]

Initially, the airport was planned to be built near Kobe, but the city of Kobe refused the plan, so the airport was moved to a more southerly location on Osaka Bay. There it could be open 24 hours per day, unlike its predecessor in the city.

Construction

An artificial island, 4 km (2+1⁄2 mi) long and 2.5 km (1+1⁄2 mi) wide, was proposed. Engineers needed to overcome the extremely high risks of earthquakes and typhoons (with storm surges of up to 3 m or 10 ft). The water depth is 18 metres (59 ft) on top of 20 metres (66 ft) of soft Holocene clay which holds 70% water.[14][15][16][17] A million sand drains were built into the clay to remove water and solidify the clay.[16][17]

Construction started in 1987. The sea wall was finished in 1989 (made of rock and 48,000 tetrapods). Three mountains were excavated for 21 million cubic metres (27 million cubic yards),^{[citation needed]} and 180 million cubic metres (240 million cubic yards) was used to construct island 1.[15] Over three years, 10,000 workers using 80 ships took 10 million work hours to complete the 30-or-40-metre (100 or 130 ft)[15] layer of earth over the sea floor and inside the sea wall. In 1990, a three-kilometre (1.9 mi) bridge was completed to connect the island to the mainland at Rinku Town, at a cost of $1 billion.^{[citation needed]} Completion of the artificial island increased the area of Osaka Prefecture just enough so that it is no longer the smallest prefecture in Japan (Kagawa Prefecture is now the smallest).^{[citation needed]}

The bidding and construction of the airport was a source of international trade friction during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone responded to American concerns, particularly from Senator Frank Murkowski, that bids would be rigged in Japanese companies' favour by providing special offices for prospective international contractors,[18] which ultimately did little to ease the participation of foreign contractors in the bidding process.[19] Later, foreign airlines complained that two-thirds of the departure hall counter space had been allocated to Japanese carriers, disproportionately to the actual carriage of passengers through the airport.[20]

The island had been predicted to sink 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) by the most optimistic estimate as the weight of the material used for construction compressed the seabed silts. However, by 1999, the island had sunk 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) – much more than predicted. The project became the most expensive civil works project in modern history after twenty years of planning, three years of construction and US$15bn of investment. Much of what was learned went into the successful artificial islands in silt deposits for New Kitakyushu Airport, Kobe Airport, and Chūbu Centrair International Airport. The lessons of Kansai Airport were also applied in the construction of Hong Kong International Airport.[21]

In 1991, the terminal construction commenced. To compensate for the sinking of the island, adjustable columns were designed to support the terminal building. These are extended by inserting thick metal plates at their bases. Government officials proposed reducing the length of the terminal to cut costs, but architect Renzo Piano insisted on keeping the terminal at its full planned length.[22] The airport was opened on 4 September 1994.[23]

On 17 January 1995, Japan was struck by the Great Hanshin earthquake, the epicenter of which was about 20 km (12 mi) away from KIX and killed 6,434 people on Japan's main island of Honshū. Due to its earthquake engineering, the airport emerged unscathed, mostly due to the use of sliding joints. Even the glass in the windows remained intact. On 22 September 1998, the airport survived a typhoon with wind speeds over 60 m/s (130 mph).[24]

On 19 April 2001, the airport was one of ten structures given the "Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium" award by the American Society of Civil Engineers.[25]

As of 2008^[update], the total cost of Kansai Airport was $20 billion including land reclamation, two runways, terminals, and facilities. Most additional costs were initially due to the island sinking, expected due to the soft soils of Osaka Bay. After construction the rate of sinking was considered so severe that the airport was widely criticized as a geotechnical engineering disaster. The sink rate fell from 50 cm (20 in) per year during 1994 to 7 cm (3 in) per year in 2008.[26]

Operation

Opened on 4 September 1994, the airport serves as a hub for several airlines such as All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and Nippon Cargo Airlines. It is the international gateway for Japan's Kansai region, which contains the major cities of Kyoto, Kobe, and Osaka. Other Kansai domestic flights fly from the older but more conveniently located Osaka International Airport in Itami, or from the newer Kobe Airport.

The airport had been deeply in debt, losing $560 million in interest every year. Airlines had been kept away by high landing fees (about $7,500 for a Boeing 747), the second most expensive in the world after Narita's. In the early years of the airport's operation, excessive terminal rent and utility bills for on-site concessions also drove up operating costs: some estimates before opening held that a cup of coffee would have to cost US$10.[27] Osaka business owners pressed the government to take a greater burden of the construction cost to keep the airport attractive to passengers and airlines.[28]

On 17 February 2005, Chubu Centrair International Airport opened in Nagoya, just east of Osaka. The opening of the airport was expected to increase competition between Japan's international airports. Despite this, passenger totals were up 11% in 2005 over 2004, and international passengers increased to 3.06 million in 2006, up 10% over 2005. Adding to the competition were the opening of Kobe Airport, less than 25 km (16 mi) away, in 2006 and the lengthening of the runway at Tokushima Airport in Shikoku in 2007. The main rationale behind the expansions was to compete with Incheon International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport as a gateway to Asia, as Tokyo area airports were severely congested. Kansai saw a 5% year-on-year increase in international traffic in summer 2013, largely supported by low-cost carrier traffic to Taiwan and Southeast Asia overcoming a decrease in traffic to China and South Korea.[29]

The airport authority was allotted four billion yen in government support for fiscal year 2013, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport and the Ministry of Finance agreed to reduce this amount in stages through fiscal year 2015, although local governments in the Kansai region have pressed for continued subsidies.[30]

Kansai has been marketed as an alternative to Narita Airport for international travelers from the Greater Tokyo Area. By flying to Kansai from Haneda Airport and connecting to international flights there, travelers can save the additional time required to get to Narita: up to one and a half hours for many residents of Kanagawa Prefecture and southern Tokyo.

Expansion

The airport was at its limit during peak times, owing especially to freight flights, so a portion of Phase II expansion—the second runway—was made a priority.[31] Thus, in 2003, believing that the sinking problem was almost over, the airport operators started to construct a 4,000 m (13,000 ft) second runway and terminal.

The second runway opened on 2 August 2007, but with the originally planned terminal portion postponed. This lowered the project cost to JPY¥910 billion (approx. US$8 billion), saving ¥650 billion from the first estimate.[32] The additional runway development, which was opened in time for the IAAF world athletics championships in Osaka, has expanded the airport size to 10.5 square kilometres (2,600 acres). The second runway is used for landings and when there are incidents prohibiting takeoff from runway A. The new runway allowed the airport to start 24-hour operations in September 2007.[33][34]

A new terminal building opened in late 2012.[35] There are additional plans for several new aprons, a third runway (06C/24C) with a length of 3,500 m (11,483 ft), a new cargo terminal and expanding the airport size to 13 km² (5 sq mi). However, the Japanese government has currently postponed these plans for economic reasons.

Relationship with Itami Airport

Since July 2008, Osaka Prefecture governor Toru Hashimoto has been a vocal critic of Itami Airport, arguing that the Chuo Shinkansen maglev line will make much of its domestic role irrelevant, and that its domestic functions should be transferred to Kansai Airport in conjunction with upgraded high-speed access to Kansai from central Osaka.[36] In 2009, Hashimoto also publicly proposed moving the functions of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to Kansai Airport as a possible solution for the political crisis surrounding the base.[37]

In May 2011, the Diet of Japan passed legislation to form a new Kansai International Airport Corporation using the state's existing equity stake in Kansai Airport and its property holdings at Itami Airport. The move was aimed at offsetting Kansai Airport's debt burden.[38]

The merger of the Itami and Kansai airport authorities was completed in July 2012. Shortly following the merger, Kansai Airport announced a 5% reduction in landing fees effective October 2012, with additional reductions during overnight hours when the airport is underutilized, and further discounts planned for the future, including subsidies for new airlines and routes. As of October 2012^[update] these moves were intended to bring Kansai's fees closer to the level of Narita International Airport, where landing fees were around 20% lower than Kansai's, and to improve competitiveness with other Asian hubs such as Incheon International Airport in South Korea.[39]

Since its formation, the new operating company has also made efforts toward international expansion, bidding for operating concessions at Yangon International Airport and Hanthawaddy International Airport in Myanmar.[40]

KIAC conducted a public tender to sell the operating rights for Kansai and Itami Airport in May 2015. Orix and Vinci SA were the sole bidders for the 45-year contract, at a price of around $18 billion.[41] The new operating company, Kansai Airports, took over on 1 April 2016.[42] It is 80% owned by Orix and Vinci, with the remaining 20% owned by Kansai-based enterprises such as Hankyu Hanshin Holdings and Panasonic.[43]

Typhoon Jebi

On 4 September 2018, the airport was hit by Typhoon Jebi. The airport had to pause operations after seawater surges inundated the island; runways were hit, and the water reached up to the engines of some aircraft.[44] The situation was further exacerbated when a large tanker crashed into the bridge that links the airport to the mainland, effectively stranding the people remaining at the airport.[45] All flights at the airport were cancelled until 6 September, at which date Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announced the airport would partially resume domestic operations.[46][47]

Train services to the airport resumed from 18 September 2018 after repair works to the Kansai Airport Line and Nankai Airport Line were completed, and the airport resumed regular operations on 1 October 2018. Repairs to the damaged section of the Sky Gate Bridge R were finally completed on 8 April 2019, restoring traffic both to and from the mainland completely.

Terminals

Terminal 1

The main KIX passenger terminal, Terminal 1, is a single four-storey building designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (Renzo Piano and Noriaki Okabe), and has a gross floor space of 296,043 square metres (3,186,580 sq ft). As of 2018^[update], at a total length of 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from end to end, Terminal 1 is the longest airport terminal in the world.[48] It has a sophisticated people mover system called the Wing Shuttle, which moves passengers from one end of the pier to the other.

The terminal's roof is shaped like an airfoil. This shape is used to promote air circulation through the building: giant air conditioning ducts blow air upwards at one side of the terminal, circulate the air across the curvature of the ceiling, and collect the air through intakes at the other side. Mobiles are suspended in the ticketing hall to take advantage of the flowing air.

The ticketing hall overlooks the international departures concourse, and the two are separated by a glass partition. During Kansai's early days, visitors were known to throw objects over the partition to friends in the corridor below. The partition was eventually modified to halt this practice.

On June 23, 2017, at the terminal's promotion space, a game experience area known as "Nintendo Check In" opened. In this game experience area, guests arriving at Terminal 1 can play Nintendo Switch games free of charge. There is a statue of Mario at the experience area, along with Super Mario Cappy caps from Super Mario Odyssey for passengers to take photos with. There also Amiibo figurines on display there. In the northern and southern arrival routes of Terminal 1, there are decorations of Nintendo characters like Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and others welcoming arriving passengers.[49]

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 is a low-cost carrier (LCC) terminal designed to attract more LCCs by providing lower landing fees than Terminal 1. It is exclusively occupied by Peach, Spring Airlines, and Jeju Air. Other LCCs serving Kansai, such as Jetstar Airways, Jetstar Japan, and Cebu Pacific Air, use the main Terminal 1.[50]

Peach requested that Terminal 2 have a simplified design in order to minimize operating costs.[51] The terminal is a single-story building, thus eliminating the cost of elevators. Passageways to aircraft have no air conditioning.[52] The terminal also has no jet bridges, having one boarding gate for domestic departures and one boarding gate for international departures. In case of rain, passengers are lent umbrellas to use as they walk to the aircraft.[53]

Terminal 2 is not directly connected to Terminal 1 or to Kansai Airport Station. Free shuttle buses run between the two terminals, and between Terminal 2 and the railway and ferry stations. It is also possible to walk between the terminals through the KIX Sora Park, a four-hectare park located adjacent to Terminal 2.[54]

Statistics

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
9 Air	Guangzhou[55]
Aeroflot	Moscow–Sheremetyevo (suspended)[56]
AirAsia X	Honolulu (resumes 3 October 2022),[57] Kuala Lumpur–International (resumes 4 October 2022),[57] Taipei–Taoyuan
Air Busan	Busan, Seoul–Incheon[58]
Air Canada	Seasonal: Vancouver
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Dalian, Hangzhou,[59] Shanghai–Pudong, Tianjin[60]
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Macau	Macau
Air New Zealand	Seasonal: Auckland
Air Seoul	Seoul–Incheon[61]
All Nippon Airways	Beijing–Capital, Dalian, Fukuoka, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Ishigaki, Miyako, Naha, Qingdao, Sapporo–Chitose, Shanghai–Pudong, Tokyo–Haneda Seasonal: Asahikawa
Asiana Airlines	Seoul–Gimpo, Seoul–Incheon Seasonal: Saipan
Beijing Capital Airlines	Hangzhou
Cathay Pacific	Hong Kong, Taipei–Taoyuan
Cebu Pacific	Manila
China Airlines	Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Dalian,[62] Hangzhou, Kunming, Nanchang,[63] Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong, Xi'an, Yanji,[64] Yantai
China Southern Airlines	Changchun,[65] Changsha, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Harbin, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Zhengzhou
Eastar Jet	Busan,[66] Seoul–Incheon
Egyptair	Seasonal charter: Cairo[67]
Emirates	Dubai–International
EVA Air	Kaohsiung, Taipei–Taoyuan
Hainan Airlines	Beijing–Capital,[68] Haikou,[69] Lianyungang,[70] Shenzhen,[71] Xi'an[72]
Hawaiian Airlines	Honolulu
Hebei Airlines	Shijiazhuang[73]
HK Express	Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airlines	Hong Kong
Japan Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Honolulu, Ishigaki, Los Angeles, Sapporo–Chitose, Shanghai–Pudong, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Haneda
Japan Transocean Air	Naha
Jeju Air	Busan, Cheongju,[74] Guam,[74] Seoul–Gimpo, Seoul–Incheon Seasonal: Muan[75]
Jetstar	Cairns
Jetstar Japan	Fukuoka, Hong Kong, Kochi,[76] Kumamoto,[77] Manila, Naha, Sapporo–Chitose, Shimojishima,[78] Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita
Jin Air	Busan,[79] Seoul–Incheon
Juneyao Air	Changsha,[80] Changzhou,[81] Harbin,[81] Nanjing,[82] Qingdao,[83] Shanghai–Pudong, Wenzhou,[81] Wuhan[81]
KLM	Amsterdam
Korean Air	Seoul–Gimpo, Seoul–Incheon
Loong Air	Hangzhou[84]
Lufthansa	Munich[85]
Malaysia Airlines	Kuala Lumpur–International
Okay Airways	Changsha,[86] Hangzhou,[87] Linyi,[88] Tianjin
Peach Aviation	Amami Oshima, Fukuoka, Hong Kong, Ishigaki, Kagoshima, Kaohsiung, Kushiro,[89] Memanbetsu, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Naha, Niigata,[90] Sapporo–Chitose, Sendai, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita
Philippine Airlines	Cebu,[91] Manila
Philippines AirAsia	Manila[92]
Qantas	Sydney[93][94]
Scoot	Singapore[95]
Shandong Airlines	Jinan, Qingdao,[96] Ürümqi
Shanghai Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong
Shenzhen Airlines	Beijing–Capital,[97] Nanchang,[98] Nantong,[99] Shenzhen, Wuxi
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu, Xi'an,[100] Zhangjiajie[101]
Singapore Airlines	Singapore
Spring Airlines	Chongqing, Dalian,[102] Guangzhou,[103] Luoyang, Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang,[104] Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen,[105] Xi'an,[106] Yangzhou
StarFlyer	Tokyo–Haneda
Starlux Airlines	Taipei–Taoyuan[107]
Thai AirAsia X	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi[108]
Thai Airways International	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Thai Lion Air	Bangkok–Don Mueang[109]
Tianjin Airlines	Tianjin
Tigerair Taiwan	Kaohsiung,[110] Taipei–Taoyuan
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul[111]
T'way Air	Busan,[112] Daegu, Guam,[113] Jeju,[112] Muan, Seoul–Incheon
United Airlines	Guam, San Francisco
VietJet Air	Hanoi,[114] Ho Chi Minh City[115]
Vietnam Airlines	Da Nang,[116] Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
West Air	Chongqing, Zhengzhou[117]
XiamenAir	Fuzhou, Hangzhou,[118] Qingdao,[119] Xiamen

Cargo

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Airlines	Destinations
Air China Cargo	Beijing–Capital, Shanghai–Pudong
ANA Cargo	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Dalian, Naha, Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita
Asiana Cargo	Seoul–Incheon
Cargolux Italia	Milan-Malpensa, Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific Cargo	Hong Kong, Seoul–Incheon
China Airlines Cargo	Anchorage, Los Angeles, Taipei–Taoyuan
China Cargo Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong
China Postal Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong
DHL Aviation operated by Air Hong Kong	Hong Kong
EVA Air Cargo	Taipei–Taoyuan, Anchorage
FedEx Express	Anchorage, Beijing–Capital, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Memphis, Oakland, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Singapore, Shanghai–Pudong, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita
Garuda Cargo	Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta
Korean Air Cargo	Seoul–Incheon
Lufthansa Cargo	Frankfurt, Krasnoyarsk, Seoul-Incheon[120]
Qatar Airways Cargo	Doha, Hong Kong
SF Airlines	Changsha,[121] Wuhan[122]
Sichuan Airlines Cargo	Nantong
Silk Way West Airlines	Baku, Seoul–Incheon
Suparna Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong
UPS Airlines	Anchorage, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Tokyo–Narita

Ground transportation

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Rail

Kansai International Airport is connected only by the Sky Gate Bridge R and by a road and railroad bridge to Rinku Town and the mainland. The lower railroad level of the bridge is used by two railroad operators: JR West and Nankai Electric Railway.

JR West operates the Haruka limited express train services for Kansai Airport Station from Tennōji, Shin-Ōsaka, and Kyoto Station. JR West also offers "Kansai Airport Rapid" services for Kansai Airport Station from Ōsaka, Kyōbashi and several stations on the way, with connecting train service to Wakayama available at Hineno Station. Various connections, such as buses, subways, trams, and other railroads, are available at each station.

Nankai operates the rapi:t, a limited express train service to Namba Station on the southern edge of downtown Osaka. Osaka Metro connections are available at Namba and Tengachaya Station.

Bus

Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise[123] and other bus operators offer scheduled express bus services, called "Airport Limousines", for Kansai International Airport.

Parking

Two six story parking structures, called P1 and P2, are located above a railroad terminal station, while the other two level parking facilities, called P3 and P4, are situated next to "Aeroplaza", a hotel complex.

The airport is only accessible from the Sky Gate Bridge R, a part of Kansai Airport Expressway. The expressway immediately connects to Hanshin Expressways Route 5, "Wangan Route", and Hanwa Expressway.

Because of the damage sustained during Typhoon Jebi in September 2018, in which two road spans on the southern (airport-bound) side were dislodged and partially crushed by a tanker that had come unmoored in the storm, both lanes of traffic have been rerouted onto the northern (shore-bound) side, and customers are urged to use public transit whenever possible, especially during peak hours.

Ferry service

In July 2007, high-speed ferry service began. OM Kobe operates "Bay Shuttle" between Kobe Airport and KIX. The journey takes about thirty minutes.

Other facilities

• Kansai Airport Agency Company Building (航空会社北ビル, Kūkō Kaisha Kita Biru) – Houses the Kansai Airport Agency Co., Ltd. (株式会社 関西エアポートエージェンシー, Kabushiki Kaisha Kansai Eapōto Ējenshī)[124][125]
• Kensetsu-to (建設棟, Kensetsu-tō)
  • The head office of the Kansai International Airport Land Development Co., Ltd. / KALD (関西国際空港用地造成株式会社, Kansai Kokusai Kūkō Yōchi Zōsei Kabushiki Kaisha) is on the fourth floor.[126]
  • The Peach Aviation head office is on the fifth floor.[127][128]
• Aeroplaza (エアロプラザ, Earopuraza) is located on the west side of Kansai Airport Station. It includes a hotel, restaurants, rental car counters, and other businesses[129]
  • Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport (north portion of Kansai Airport)[5]
  • Head office of Peach Aviation was previously located on the third floor (central portion of Kansai Airport)[130][131]
• Central power station (KEPCO) energy center, 40 MW
• JAL Cargo import and export facilities (in southern portion)[6]
• Japan Coast Guard Kansai airport Coast Guard air base
• Japan Coast Guard Special Security Team Base
• Osaka international post office (As of 2010^[update] carrying about 19,000 tonnes per year of international postal matter)
• Oil tanker berths (three berths) and Fuel Supply center
• Airport access bridge ("The Sky Gate Bridge R"), which as of 2013 is the longest truss bridge in the world at 3,750 m (12,303 ft).[132] The double-decker bridge consists of a lower deck devoted to rail, with the upper for road.

See also

• Kansai Airports
• Itami Airport
• Kobe Airport

References

Further reading

• Hausler, E. and N. Sitar. "Performance of Soil Improvement Techniques in Earthquakes." (Archive) (Report in Progress) Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California Berkeley.

External links

• (in English) KIX operations website
• KIX corporate website
• KIX development website
• History of KIX
• About the project of Kansai International Airport

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Kansai

Der Internationale Flughafen Kansai (japanisch 関西国際空港 .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Kansai Kokusai Kūkō, englisch Kansai International Airport, kurz 関空 Kankū) ist ein japanischer Verkehrsflughafen in Izumisano (Region Kinki) in Japan. Er liegt in der Präfektur Osaka, fünf Kilometer vor der Küste auf einer künstlichen Insel im Meer. Er bedient das Ballungsgebiet Kansai um die größte Stadt Osaka vor allem mit internationalen Flügen. 2014 wurden ca. 20 Millionen Passagiere gezählt.[2]

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- [en] Kansai International Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional de Kansai

El Aeropuerto internacional de Kansai (関西国際空港, 'Kansai Kokusai Kūkō'?, Código IATA: KIX, OACI: RJBB) es un aeropuerto internacional ubicado en una isla artificial en la bahía de Osaka, Japón. Fue diseñado por el arquitecto Renzo Piano e inaugurado el 4 de septiembre de 1994.

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[fr] Aéroport international du Kansai

L'aéroport international du Kansai (関西国際空港, Kansai Kokusai Kūkō?, souvent abrégé en 関空, Kankū ou 関西空港, Kansai Kūkō), (code IATA : KIX • code OACI : RJBB) est un aéroport international construit sur une île artificielle dans la baie d'Ōsaka, au sud de la ville d'Ōsaka au Japon. Il est en service depuis le 4 septembre 1994.

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[it] Aeroporto Internazionale del Kansai

L'Aeroporto Internazionale del Kansai (関西国際空港 Kansai Kokusai Kūkō?) (IATA: KIX, ICAO: RJBB) è un aeroporto situato su un'isola artificiale nella Baia di Osaka. Serve le maggiori città della regione del Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto e Kōbe), da cui prende il nome, alle quali è collegato attraverso diverse linee ferroviarie, tra cui la rete ferroviaria nazionale ad alta velocità (Shinkansen). Si trova a circa 50 km a sud ovest di Osaka e si situa su tre differenti municipalità nella prefettura di Osaka: Izumisano a nord, Tajiri centralmente e Sennan a sud.

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[ru] Международный аэропорт Кансай

Международный аэропорт Кансай (яп. 関西国際空港, кансай кокусай ку:ко:) — аэропорт, представляющий собой крупный комплекс сооружений, построенный по проекту Ренцо Пиано на искусственном острове, насыпанном посреди Осакского залива близ города Осака, Япония.

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