KKJ — Kitakyushu Airport
- IATA code
- KKJ
- ICAO code
- RJFR
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,236,950
- 2025 · +2.5% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 1
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Asia/Tokyo
- Elevation
- 6 m
- 20 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,500 m
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About KKJ
Kitakyushu Airport is a large airport serving Kitakyūshū, Japan. It opened in 2006 and is run by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 1,236,950 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from KKJ.
Wikidata (CC0) · MLIT 空港管理状況調書 (PDL1.0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from KKJ
| Route | Distance | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| KKJ → ICN | 578 km | 62,945 (6 mo) |
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. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| UBJ | Yamaguchi Ube Airport | 24 km |
| FUK | Fukuoka Airport | 61 km |
| OIT | Oita Airport | 77 km |
| HSG | Kyushu Saga International Airport | 103 km |
| KMJ | Kumamoto Airport | 113 km |
| IWJ | Iwami Airport | 116 km |
| IKI | Iki Airport | 116 km |
| IWK | Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport | 117 km |
| NGS | Nagasaki Airport | 147 km |
Distance from KKJ to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,500 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan · 33.8459, 131.0350
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