Kansai Airports

About Kansai Airports Group

Kansai Airports Group is composed of 8 companies, including Kansai Airports. Kansai Airports was established by a consortium with VINCI Airports and ORIX Corporation as its core members. Kansai Airports took over the operations of Kansai International Airport (“KIX”) and Osaka International Airport (“ITAMI”) from New Kansai International Airport Company (“NKIAC”), and has been operating the two airports since April 1, 2016. Kansai Airports Kobe, Kansai Airports’ wholly-owned subsidiary, took over the operations of Kobe Airport (“KOBE”) from the city of Kobe, and started its business as an operating company on April 1, 2018.

* Kansai Airports Group Companies (from April 1, 2019)

About Kansai Airports

KIX opened its doors in 1994, and has since become an important international hub for the country, providing one of the largest networks for both domestic and international routes with 24h operations. The airport is considered a gateway for the Kansai area, the Western part of Japan, receiving 28 million passengers every year.

Inaugurated in 1939, this urban airport is highly convenient due to its well-developed domestic network. The airport has been developing a symbolic relationship with its neighboring communities and handles 15 million passengers per year.

An offshore airport in a major Kansai city with 1.5 million inhabitants, Kobe Airport has been running in harmony with the surrounding environment since 2006. The airport serves 4 million passengers every year at a domestic level across the country.

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Jun 29, 2022

Basic Agreement Concluded on Cooperation to Commercialize Domestic SAF

Jun 28, 2022

MINIATURE LIFE x KOBE AIRPORT museum to open at KOBE -Enjoy Tatsuya Tanaka's miniature world at the airport transformed into a theme park-

Jun 24, 2022

Join early-morning family runway walk this summer at KOBE!

Jun 24, 2022

KIX, ITAMI, KOBE May 2022 Traffic Report

Jun 24, 2022

Kansai Airports & J-AIR to hold 7th Sora no Ichi Noryosai - Fresh seafood, fruits, vegetables and specialties from all over Japan! -

Jun 23, 2022

Fly to Kansai travel promotion event for Tokyo area to be held on July 9 at Ikebukuro Sunshine City

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Changes in Services Due to the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

Feb 16, 2021

15th Anniversary of Kobe Airport

Kansai Airports Group employee tested positive for COVID-19

As of 1st April, 2016, Kansai Airports succeeded the operating right for both Kansai International Airport and Osaka International Airport. Please note that the name of the previous operator, New Kansai International Airport Company, Ltd., is described in some materials and articles related to previous operation.