Kitakyushu Airport

Kitakyushu Airport

Kitakyushu Airport (北九州空港 Kitakyūshū-kūkō) (IATA: KKJ, ICAO: RJFR) is an airport in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Japan. It is built on an artificial island in the western Seto Inland Sea, 3 km (1.9 mi) away from the main body of the city.

It opened on March 16, 2006, as New Kitakyushu Airport (新北九州空港 Shin-kitakyūshū-kūkō) but was renamed in 2008. It is designated a second class airport, and it has some international charter flights.

The runway is 2,500 by 60 m (8,202 by 197 ft) (with a separate taxiway of 2,500 by 30 m (8,202 by 98 ft)), enough to accommodate Boeing 747s and other large jet aircraft. The manmade island on which the airport is built is 4,125 m (13,533 ft) long and 900 m (2,953 ft) wide (3.73 km2 (1.44 sq mi)).

Currently, the airport is served by Japan Airlines, Fuji Dream Airlines, Jin Air, Korea Express Air, StarFlyer and Tianjin Airlines.