KIX — Kansai International Airport
- IATA code
- KIX
- ICAO code
- RJBB
- City code
- OSA
- All Osaka airports
- Passengers
- 34,062,645
- 2025 · +11.3% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 18
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Asia/Tokyo
- Elevation
- 8 m
- 26 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 4,000 m
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About KIX
Kansai International Airport is a large airport serving Osaka, Japan. It opened in 1994 and is run by Kansai Airports. 34,062,645 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 18 nonstop routes from KIX. On tickets, the city code OSA covers it together with the other Osaka airports.
Wikidata (CC0) · MLIT 空港管理状況調書 (PDL1.0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from KIX
| Route | Distance | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| KIX → ICN | 862 km | 2,313,960 (6 mo) |
| KIX → HNL | 6,624 km | 303,735 |
| KIX → SFO | 8,711 km | 163,698 |
| KIX → IST | 8,766 km | 155,457 |
| KIX → BNE | 7,096 km | 127,543 |
| KIX → CDG | 9,649 km | 125,967 |
| KIX → LAX | 9,241 km | 125,267 |
| KIX → CNS | 5,786 km | 123,814 |
| KIX → MUC | 9,261 km | 111,288 |
| KIX → SYD | 7,749 km | 97,313 |
| KIX → HEL | 7,751 km | 95,155 |
| KIX → GUM | 2,512 km | 81,937 |
| KIX → AMS | 9,264 km | 76,050 |
| KIX → JFK | 11,179 km | 1,192 |
| KIX → IAD | 11,213 km | 769 |
| KIX → ATL | 11,413 km | 238 |
| KIX → BOS | 11,092 km | 209 |
| KIX → DFW | 10,774 km | 176 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at KIX on flights to and from the US
- UA United Air Lines · 1,433 flights
- JL Japan Air Lines · 1,311 flights
- AS Alaska Airlines · 422 flights
- HA Hawaiian Airlines · 307 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Other airports in Osaka
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| ITM | Osaka Itami International Airport | 43 km |
| UKB | Kobe Airport | 23 km |
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| TKS | Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base | 67 km |
| SHM | Nanki Shirahama Airport | 86 km |
| TAK | Takamatsu Airport | 115 km |
| TJH | Konotori Tajima Airport | 128 km |
| OKJ | Okayama Momotaro Airport | 132 km |
Distance from KIX to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06L/24R | 4,000 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
| 06R/24L | 3,500 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Osaka, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan · 34.4273, 135.2440
Questions
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