Kobe Airport (神戸空港, Kōbe Kūkō^?) (IATA: UKB, ICAO: RJBE) is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, Japan. Opened on February 16, 2006, the airport primarily handles domestic flights, but can also accommodate international charter flights. It is designated as a third class airport. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Kobe ) is a city in Japan located on the island of Honshu. ... 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) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter, is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Before Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was an artificial island of 250,000 (Dr Atl) Dejima, not allowed direct contact with nearby Nagasaki Formoza (Gdynia) The World in Dubai An artificial island is an island that has been formed by human, rather than natural means. ... Kobe ) is a city in Japan located on the island of Honshu. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In Japan, airports are grouped into three legal classifications. ...

Controversy

Kobe is already the most indebted municipality in Japan with debts of over ¥3 trillion, and this project's cost (estimated at over ¥1 trillion, or US $8.7 billion) has made it very controversial.

Osaka's Kansai International Airport was to have been constructed here instead, but the Kobe municipality rejected it on the grounds that it would be too close to the city. Soon after, however, the Kobe municipality decided to fund the construction of another airport by itself, despite much objection from the central government. The airport will face stiff competition from Osaka International Airport (16mi away) and the larger Kansai International Airport (14mi away), which is already suffering from overcapacity and hemorrhaging money. A citizen group gathered over 300,000 signatures (in a city of 1.5 million) in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the project. Kansai International Airport )(IATA: KIX, ICAO: RJBB), is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of Sennan district of Osaka, Japan. ... Osaka International Airport (Japanese 大阪国際空港, Ōsaka Kokusai Kūkō) (IATA airport code: ITM, ICAO airport code: RJOO) is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. ... Kansai International Airport )(IATA: KIX, ICAO: RJBB), is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of Sennan district of Osaka, Japan. ...

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have both announced plans to replace portions of their widebody fleet with a larger number of mid-size aircraft, in part because of a need to fill the excess number of flight slots created by Kobe Airport's construction. [1] All Nippon Airways Co. ... Japan Airlines Corporation ) (TYO: 9205 ), or JAL, is the largest airline operator in Asia. ...

Satellite photo of Osaka Bay. Kobe Airport will be located on the unfinished island in the middle of the photo. Kansai Airport is on the southern edge of the photo.

Kobe Airport terminal

Despite the controversy, many say that the Kobe Airport may actually be beneficial to the Kansai region. The City of Itami is proposing to ban the take-off and landing of Boeing 747 aircraft at Osaka International due to the large amount of noise pollution to the surrounding neighbourhood. If this does take effect, then more smaller jets are needed, thus the need for more timeslots. Satellite image of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay in Japan. ... Satellite image of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay in Japan. ... Kansai International Airport )(IATA: KIX, ICAO: RJBB), is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of Sennan district of Osaka, Japan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 665 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kobe Airport Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 665 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kobe Airport Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Itami (Japanese: 伊丹市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan. ... The Boeing 747, commonly called the Jumbo Jet, is one of the most recognizable modern jet airliners and is the largest airliner currently in airline service. ...

Other supporters include the frequent flyers in the region and surrounding areas. The third airport can mean increased competition and lower airfares. People in the surrounding regions (Shikoku, Awaji Island etc.) can now have a closer airport while access to Kansai may be limited. Since the ferry from Tokushima to Kansai Airport was discontinued, travellers have had to rely on alternate means of transportation including a bus to Kansai Airport, which takes an hour longer, or to use the local Tokushima airport, which is limited in schedules. Shikoku (四国, four provinces) is the smallest and least populous (4,141,955 as of 2005) of the four main islands of Japan. ... Awaji Island (Jp. ... Tokushima (徳島市; -shi) is the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island of Japan. ... Satellite photo of Kansai Airport (lower-right island) in Osaka Bay. ...

Airlines and destinations

• All Nippon Airways (Kagoshima, Niigata, Okinawa, Sapporo Chitose, Sendai, Tokyo Haneda) [2]
• Japan Airlines (Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Okinawa, Sapporo Chitose, Sendai, Tokyo Haneda) [3]
• Skymark Airlines (Tokyo Haneda) [4]

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Ground transportation

On February 2, 2006, Kobe Airport Station was connected to Sannomiya Station in central Kobe by an extension of the existing Port Liner automated guideway transit system. Travel time to Sannomiya is sixteen minutes. From Sannomiya, it is 19 minutes to Osaka Station and 47 minutes to Kyoto Station by JR special rapid express. Sannomiya station (三ノ宮駅 (JR) or 三宮駅 (others) Sannomiya-eki) is located in the heart of Kobe. ... The Port Liner (ポートアイランド線 Pōto-airando-sen) is urban automated guideway transit system in Kobe, Japan. ... Ōsaka Station (大阪駅 Ōsaka eki) is a JR station located in the Umeda district of Osaka, Japan. ... Christmas tree in Kyoto Station, as viewed from outside the main JR gate, looking west. ...

External links

• http://www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/17/020/airport.htm
• http://www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/39/030/ (in Japanese)
• http://www.kairport.co.jp/ (in Japanese)