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Kitakyushu Airport 北九州空港 Kitakyūshū-kūkō |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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Ministry of Transport (airfield) Kitakyushu Air Terminal Co. (terminal) |
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| Serves | Kitakyushu, Japan | ||||||||||
| Hub for | StarFlyer | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°50′44″N 131°02′06″E / 33.84556°N 131.03500°ECoordinates: 33°50′44″N 131°02′06″E / 33.84556°N 131.03500°E | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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| Passengers | 1,317,504 |
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| Cargo (metric tonnes) | 7,922 |
| Aircraft movement | 17,461 |
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.
It is the fourth airport in Japan to begin operating 24 hours a day, after New Chitose International Airport (Sapporo), Kansai International Airport (Osaka), and Chūbu Centrair International Airport (Nagoya).