Wikipedia description
Kansai International Airportis an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, 38 kmsouthwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano, Sennan, and Tajiri, in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The airport is off the Honshu shore and was more.. designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. The airport serves as an international hub for All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and Nippon Cargo Airlines, and also serves as a hub for Peach, the first international low-cost carrier in Japan.
It is colloquially known as Kankūin Japanese.
Kansai opened 4 September 1994 to relieve overcrowding at Osaka International Airport, which is closer to the city of Osaka and now handles only domestic flights. In 2016, 25.2 million passengers used the airport making it the 30th busiest airport in Asia and 3rd busiest in Japan. Freight volume was at 802,162 tonnes total, of which 757,414 t were international, and 44,748 t were domestic. The 4,000 m × 60 msecond runway was opened on 2 August 2007. As of June 2014, Kansai Airport has become an Asian hub, with 780 weekly flights to Asia and Australasia, 59 weekly flights to Europe and the Middle East, and 80 weekly flights to North America. less..
