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Kansai International Airport (関西国際空港 Kansai Kokusai Kūkō^?) (IATA: KIX, ICAO: RJBB) is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of the cities of Sennan and Izumisano and the town of Tajiri in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. (It should not be confused with Osaka International Airport, which is closer to the city and now handles only domestic flights.) It was ranked 4th overall in the Airport of the Year 2006 awards named by Skytrax, next to Singapore Changi Airport, Hong Kong International Airport and Munich International Airport. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Osaka Prefecture (å¤§é˜ªåºœ ÅŒsaka-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, â€² â€“ a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, â€² â€“ a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Before Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was an artificial island of 250,000 inhabitants (Dr. Atl) Dejima, not allowed direct contact with nearby Nagasaki Our Lady of the Rocks (Gospa od Å krpjela) in Montenegro An artificial island is an island that has been constructed by humans rather than formed by natural means. ... Satellite photo of northern Osaka Bay Osaka Bay (å¤§é˜ªæ¹¾ Osaka-wan) is a bay in western Japan. ... Sennan (泉南市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ... Izumisano (泉佐野市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ... Tajiri (田尻町; -cho) is a town located in Sennan District, Osaka, Japan. ... Osaka Prefecture (å¤§é˜ªåºœ ÅŒsaka-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Osaka International Airport ) (IATA: ITM, ICAO: RJOO) is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. ... Skytrax is a United Kingdom-based researching company for commercial airlines. ... Changi Airport redirects here. ... Chek Lap Kok Airport Traditional Chinese: Simplified Chinese: Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is the main airport in Hong Kong. ... Munich International Airport (IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM), officially named Franz Josef Strauss International Airport (German: Flughafen MÃ¼nchen Franz Josef StrauÃŸ) is located 17. ...

It is colloquially known as 関空 (Kankū^?) in Japanese. During FY 2006, KIX, which serves the city of Osaka, had 116,475 aircraft movements, of which 73,860 were international (31 countries, 71 cities), and 42,615 were domestic (19 cities). The total number of passengers was 16,689,658 of which 11,229,444 were international, and 5,460,214 were domestic. Freight volume was at 802,162 tonnes total, of which 757,414 t were international (18th in the world), and 44,748 t were domestic.^[1] The 4,000 meter runway 2 was opened on August 2, 2007. Kansai Airport has become an Asian hub, with 499 weekly flights to Asia, 66 weekly flights to Europe and the Middle East, and 35 weekly flights to North America. A fiscal year or financial year is a 12-month period used for calculating annual (yearly) financial reports in businesses and other organizations. ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ... A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 103 kg (= 106 g). ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

Flights data

History

In the 1960s, when the Kansai region was rapidly losing trade to Tokyo, planners proposed a new airport near Kobe and Osaka. Osaka International Airport, located in the densely-populated suburbs of Itami and Toyonaka, was surrounded by buildings; it could not be expanded, and many of its neighbors had filed complaints because of noise pollution problems. The Kansai (Japanese: é–¢è¥¿) region of Japan, also known as the Kinki region (è¿‘ç•¿åœ°æ–¹, Kinki-chihÅ), lies in the Southern-Central region of Japans main island, Honshu. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Japanese city. ... Osaka International Airport ) (IATA: ITM, ICAO: RJOO) is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. ... Itami (Japanese: ä¼Šä¸¹å¸‚; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan. ... Toyonaka (è±Šä¸å¸‚; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ... Noise pollution (or environmental noise in technical venues) is displeasing human or machine created sound that disrupts the environment. ...

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.^[3] Narita International Airport ) (IATA: NRT, ICAO: RJAA) is an international airport located in Narita, Chiba, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... Expropriation is the act of removing from control the owner of an item of property. ... Chiba Prefecture ) is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Honshu Island, Japan. ...

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. Local fishermen were the only group to protest, but they were silenced by hefty compensation packages.

Construction

A man-made island, 4 km long and 2.5 km wide, was proposed. Engineers needed to overcome the extremely high risks of earthquakes and typhoons (with storm surges of up to 3 meters). Construction started in 1987. The sea wall was finished in 1989 (made of rocks and 48,000 tetrahedral concrete blocks). Three mountains were excavated for 21 million cubic meters of landfill. 10,000 workers and 10 million work hours over 3 years, using 80 ships, were needed to complete the thirty-meter layer of earth over the sea floor and inside the sea wall. In 1990, a three-kilometer bridge was completed to connect the island to the mainland at Rinku-Town, at a cost of $1 billion. Completion of the artificial island increased the area of Osaka Prefecture just enough to move it past Kagawa Prefecture in size (leaving Kagawa as the smallest by area in Japan). Satellite image of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay in Japan. ... Satellite image of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay in Japan. ... Kobe Airport ) (IATA: UKB, ICAO: RJBE) is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, Japan. ... Image File history File links Kansai_closeup. ... Image File history File links Kansai_closeup. ... Before Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was an artificial island of 250,000 (Dr Atl) Dejima, not allowed direct contact with nearby Nagasaki An artificial island is an island that has been formed by human, rather than natural means. ... This article is about the natural seismic phenomenon. ... Impact of a storm surge A storm surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system, typically a tropical cyclone. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... RinkÃ» Town (ã‚Šã‚“ãã†ã‚¿ã‚¦ãƒ³, Rinkuu Taun) is a commercial development in Izumisano, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Kansai International Airport. ... Osaka Prefecture (å¤§é˜ªåºœ ÅŒsaka-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Kagawa Prefecture ) is located on Shikoku island, Japan. ...

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' favor by providing special offices for prospective international contractors,^[4] which ultimately did little to facilitate the participation of foreign contractors in the bidding process.^[5] 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.^[6] Yasuhiro Nakasone (ä¸æ›½æ ¹ åº·å¼˜ Nakasone Yasuhiro, b. ... Francis Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. ...

The island had been predicted to gradually sink as the weight of the material used to construct the island would cause it to compress downwards. However, by this time, the island had sunk 8 meters, much more than predicted. The project then became the most expensive civil works project in modern history after 20 years of planning, 3 years of construction and several billion dollars of investment. However, much of what was learned went into the successful artificial islands in silt deposits for New Kitakyushu Airport, Kobe Airport, and Chubu International Airport. The lessons of Kansai Airport were also applied in the construction of Hong Kong International Airport.^[7] Before Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was an artificial island of 250,000 (Dr Atl) Dejima, not allowed direct contact with nearby island that has been formed by human, rather than natural means. ... New KitakyÅ«shÅ« Airport ) (IATA: KKJ, ICAO: RJFR), has been built three kilometres offshore in the Suo Nada area of the Seto Inland Sea on an artificial island (4th in Japan) in the south of Kitakyushu, Japan. ... Kobe Airport ) (IATA: UKB, ICAO: RJBE) is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, Japan. ... Chubu Centrair International Airport ), is a first class airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya, Japan. ... Chek Lap Kok Airport Traditional Chinese: Simplified Chinese: Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is the main airport in Hong Kong. ...

In 1991, the terminal construction commenced. To compensate for the sinking of the island, adjustable columns were designed to support the terminal building. These could be extended by inserting thick metal plates at their base. Government officials proposed reducing the length of the terminal in order to cut costs, but architect Renzo Piano insisted on keeping the terminal at its full planned length.^[8] The airport opened in 1994. The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in San Giovanni Rotondo. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

On January 17, 1995, Japan was struck by the Kobe earthquake, whose epicenter was approximately 20 km away from KIX and killed 6,434 people on Japan's main island of Honshū. The airport, however, emerged unscathed, mostly due to the use of sliding joints in its construction. Even the glass in the windows stayed intact. Later, in 1998, the airport survived a typhoon with wind speeds of up to 200 km/h. is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Categories: Japan-related stubs | 1995 | Earthquakes | Japanese history ... For other uses, see Epicenter (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

On April 19, 2001, the airport was one of ten structures given the "Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium" award by the American Society of Civil Engineers. ^[9] is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... â€œASCEâ€ redirects here. ...

The total cost of Kansai Airport so far is $20 billion. This includes the land reclamation, 2 runways, and terminal and facilities. The additional costs were mostly borne initially due to the island sinking, expected due to the soft soils of Osaka Bay, but after construction the rate of sinking was considered so severe that the airport was widely criticized as a notorious structural engineering disaster. The rate of sinking has since fallen from 50 cm during 1994 to 9 cm in 2006.^[10]

Operation

Opened on September 4, 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 control tower at Schiphol airport. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... All Nippon Airways Co. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747 at Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) in December 2003 Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA, 日本貨物航空 Nippon Kamotsu Kôkû) is a cargo subsidiary of All Nippon Airways. ... Kansai region, Japan The Kansai region ) of Japan, also known as the Kinki region ), lies in the Southern-Central region of Japans main island, HonshÅ«. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Mie, Kyoto, Osaka, HyÅgo, and Shiga. ... For other uses, see Kyoto (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Japanese city. ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ... Osaka International Airport ) (IATA: ITM, ICAO: RJOO) is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. ... Itami (Japanese: ä¼Šä¸¹å¸‚; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan. ... Kobe Airport ) (IATA: UKB, ICAO: RJBE) is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, Japan. ...

The airport had been deeply in debt, losing $560 million in interest every year. Airlines had been kept away by high landing fees (approximately $7500 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.^[11] Osaka business owners pressed the government to take a greater burden of the construction cost in order to keep the airport attractive to passengers and airlines.^[12] Nowadays, after deep discounts, the number of flights is increasing. The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ... Narita International Airport ) (IATA: NRT, ICAO: RJAA) is an international airport located in Narita, Chiba, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area. ...

On February 17, 2005, Chubu Centrair International Airport opened in Nagoya, just east of Osaka. The opening of the airport is 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. The opening of Kobe Airport, less than 25 km away, in 2006 is expected to further give KIX competition on domestic flights, as well as nearby Tokushima Airport in Shikoku will have its runway lengthened in 2007 enough to accommodate some jumbo jets. is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chubu Centrair International Airport ) (IATA: NGO, ICAO: RJGG) is an airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya in central Japan. ... Kobe Airport ) (IATA: UKB, ICAO: RJBE) is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, Japan. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tokushima Airport ) (IATA: TKS, ICAO: RJOS) is an airport in Matsushige, Tokushima, Japan. ... This article is about the island. ...

The main rationale behind the expansions is to compete with Incheon International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport as a gateway to Asia, as Tokyo area airports are severely congested. However, with the regional trend in open skies agreements being signed, it is possible that all airports can see increases in traffic. Incheon Airport - Entrance Incheon Airport - Departures Incheon International Airport (IIA) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) (Korean: ) is the largest airport in South Korea, and one of the largest and busiest in Asia. ... Chek Lap Kok Airport Traditional Chinese: Simplified Chinese: Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is the main airport in Hong Kong. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... The Open Skies system is an integrated web-enabled reservation and inventory system suite that includes Internet, call center, airport departure control functionality and more. ...

Kansai has been marketed as an alternative to Narita Airport for international travellers 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. Map of Japan with the Greater Tokyo Area highlighted The Greater Tokyo Area is a large metropolitan area in Japan consisting of most of the Japanese prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tokyo (at the center). ... Tokyo International Airport ) (IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT), located in ÅŒta, Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. ... Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a prefecture located in the southern KantÅ region of HonshÅ«, Japan. ...

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.^[13] Thus, in 2003, believing that the sinking problem was almost over, the airport operators started the construction of a 4,000 m second runway and terminal. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1039, 399 KB) View of Kansai International Airport from plane. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1039, 399 KB) View of Kansai International Airport from plane. ...

The second runway opened on August 2, 2007, but without the originally planned terminal portion, now postponed to a later date. This lowered the project cost to ¥910 billion (approx. US$8 billion), saving ¥650 billion from the initial estimate.^[14] 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 km². is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ...

Further into the future, the airport is planning to construct a new terminal building, several aprons, runway 6C/24C with a length of 3500 meters, a new cargo terminal and expanding the airport size to 13 km². However these plans are being postponed by the Japanese Government due to economic reasons. The new runway is only used for landings unless there are incidents prohibiting take off use of runway A.

The airport now expects to handle 129,000 flights during the year 2007, an increase of 11% compared to 2006 figures of 116, 475 flights. The new runway allowed the airport to start 24 hour operations in September 2007.^[15]^[16]

Terminal

KIX has a single four-story terminal designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (Renzo Piano and Noriaki Okabe). It is the longest airport terminal in the world, at a total length of 1.7 km from end to end: a sophisticated people mover system called Wing Shuttle moves passengers from one end of the pier to the other. Auditorium-Parco della Musica, Rome, Italy Scale model of the Rome Auditorium-Parco della Musica music facilities and park Renzo Piano (born September 14, 1937) is a famous architect. ... The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in San Giovanni Rotondo. ... Noriaki Okabe (å²¡éƒ¨æ†²æ˜Ž; born December 9, 1947) is a Japanese architect. ... A people mover is a fully-automated light rail or tram system. ... Wing Shuttle Wing Shuttle interior The Wing Shuttle ) is an airport circulator of Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan. ...

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. Image File history File linksMetadata Kansai_International_Airport_Terminal_Interior. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Kansai_International_Airport_Terminal_Interior. ... Image File history File links Kansai_International_Airport_Boarding_Lobby. ... Image File history File links Kansai_International_Airport_Boarding_Lobby. ... Image File history File links Kansai_International_Airport_Departures. ... Image File history File links Kansai_International_Airport_Departures. ... For the kite, see foil kite. ... Note: in the broadest sense, air conditioning can refer to any form of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. ... A simple modern mobile in the style of Alexander Calder A mobile is a type of kinetic sculpture constructed to take advantage of the principle of equilibrium. ...

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.

International carriers

International arrivals go to immigration and baggage claim on the first floor. International departures are ticketed on the fourth floor and board from the third floor.

North Wing

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South Wing

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Domestic carriers

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Cargo carriers

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Ground transportation

Rail

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JR West operates Haruka, the limited express train services for Kansai Airport Station from Tennoji, Shin-Osaka and Kyoto Station. JR West also offers "Kansai Airport Rapid" services for Kansai Airport Station from Osaka and Kyobashi Station, as well as several stations on the way. Various connections, such as buses, subways, trams, and other railroads, are available at each station. West Japan Railway Company (西日本旅客鉄道株式会社 Nishi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudô Kabushiki Gaisha), commonly known as JR-West (JR西日本 JR Nishi Nihon), is one of JR companies in Japan that covers western Honshu. ... Type 281 Haruka trainset at Kyoto Station Kansai Airport Express Haruka (é–¢ç©ºç‰¹æ€¥ã¯ã‚‹ã‹) is a limited express train serving Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... Tennoji Station1 Tennoji Station2 Tennoji Station(å¤©çŽ‹å¯ºé§…, TennÅji-eki) is a train station on the JR-West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line, and Tanimachi Line in Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan, and Tennoji-eki-mae Station(å¤©çŽ‹å¯ºé§…å‰é§…, TennÅji-eki-mae-eki... Shin-Osaka Station (æ–°å¤§é˜ªé§…), or New Osaka Station, is a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... Christmas tree in Kyoto Station, as viewed from outside the main JR gate, looking west. ... Kansai Airport Station (é–¢è¥¿ç©ºæ¸¯é§…) is a train station of West Japan Railway (JR-West) and Nankai Electric Railway at Kansai International Airport, in Osaka Prefecture. ... ÅŒsaka Station (å¤§é˜ªé§… ÅŒsaka eki) is a JR station located in the Umeda district of Osaka, Japan. ... Kyobashi Station (äº¬æ©‹é§…) is a train station in the Kyobashi district of Osaka, Japan. ...

Nankai operates rapi:t, a limited express train service to Namba Station on the southern edge of downtown Osaka. Subway connections are available at Namba and Tengachaya Station. rapi:t train (50000 series) rapi:t (ラピート, rapiito, means rapid in German) is a rapid train service between Kansai Airport Station at Kansai International Airport, in Tajiri Town and Namba Station in Osaka, Japan. ... Nanba Parks Nankai Nanba Station&Takashimaya Nanba Department Store Namba Station (é›£æ³¢é§…, ãªã‚“ã°é§…, Namba-eki) is a train station in the Namba district of Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... Tengachaya Station (å¤©ä¸‹èŒ¶å±‹é§…,-eki) is Nankai Electric Railway and Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line station in Nishinari-ku,Osaka. ...

Railroad plans were drawn up in the late 1980s for an underwater railway connecting Kansai Airport to downtown Kobe and Kobe Airport, although the extremely high cost of the project led to its indefinite postponement. Port Tower at night For the basketball star Kobe Bryant go here. ... Kobe Airport ) (IATA: UKB, ICAO: RJBE) is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, Japan. ...

Bus

Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise and other code-sharing bus operators offer scheduled express bus services, called "Airport Limousines", for Kansai International Airport. The followings are estimated travel time and fare for each destination:

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Parking

Two six-story parking structures, called P1 and P2, are above a railroad terminal station, while the other two level parking facilities, called P3 and P4, are adjacent 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. Hanshin Expressway ) is a network of expressways surrounding Osaka and Kobe, Japan. ...

Ferry Service

In July 2007 a high-speed ferry service (run by Kaijo Access Co.) began operating between Kobe Airport and KIX. It takes 30 minutes and costs 1500 yen for adults and 700 yen for children. From KIX the ferry service runs from first departure at 7:15 am to final departure at 22:30 pm, and from Kobe Airport it runs from 6:30 am to 21:45 pm.

Previous services to Sumoto on Awaji Island and to Tokushima have been discontinued.

Other facilities

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kansai International Airport Statistics – Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd.
^ Flight plan on summer '08
^ Osaka Journal; Impatient City's Mission: Steal Tokyo's Thunder, New York Times, December 9, 1989.
^ Some Minor Gains on Trade Conflicts, New York Times, May 2, 1987.
^ US Cancels A Plan To Begin Sanctions After Japan Acts, New York Times, October 27, 1993.
^ Osaka Notebook, International Herald Tribune, August 24, 1992.
^ Sinking Feeling at Hong Kong Airport, International Herald Tribune, January 22, 1982.
^ Osaka Journal; Huge Airport Has Its Wings Clipped, New York Times, July 3, 1991.
^ U.S. Engineering Society names Kansai International Airport a Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium – Press release from American Society of Civil Engineers
^ Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. – Condition of Settlement
^ Will Fees Sink New Osaka Airport?, International Herald Tribune, August 5, 1994.
^ Pride and (Ouch!) Price: The $14 Billion Airport, New York Times, December 16, 1993.
^ The reason for construction of The 2nd runway– Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd.
^ - Daily Yomiuri Online - Opening of new KIX runway celebrated
^ "Kansai opens its Second Runway", Airports - September/October 2007 (Key Publishing), P7
^ "24 hours operation from 1st September 2007" from Sankei Newspaper (Japanese) on August 24, 2007.
^ http://www.etravelblackboard.com/showarticle.asp?id=77814&nav=2
^ http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn/au/publicaffairs/details?ArticleID=2008/jun08/3771
^ http://www.etravelblackboard.com/showarticle.asp?id=77814&nav=2

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Contents

Flights data

History

Construction

Operation

Expansion

Terminal

International carriers

North Wing

South Wing

Domestic carriers

Cargo carriers

Ground transportation

Rail

Bus

Parking

Ferry Service

Other facilities

References

External links

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History

Construction

Operation

Expansion

Terminal

International carriers

North Wing

South Wing

Domestic carriers

Cargo carriers

Ground transportation

Rail

Bus

Parking

Ferry Service

Other facilities

References

External links

Flights data