KANSAI AIRPORT
Kansai Airport - Kansai Airport is the main
international airport servicing the Kansai region of Japan. Formally
known as Kansai International Airport.
Kansai International Airport (KIX; 関西国際空港 Kansai-kokusai-kūkō)
(commonly incorrectly know as Osaka International Airport) is the main international airport of Japan's Kansai
region, including the cities of Osaka,
Kyoto and Kobe. Built on an artificial island at
exorbitant cost, it is somewhat underutilized and thus possibly a better
entry point than perennially crowded
Narita Airport in Tokyo.
Note that most domestic flights in the Kansai region
leave from Osaka's Itami Airport (ITM)
(formally known as Osaka International Airport), not
Kansai International Airport.
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There are three hotels located close to Kansai Airport. The most
popular we find is affordable Ramada Kansai International Airport
Hotel which is located a short drive from the airport.
The next most popular is the 5 star Nikko Kansai Airport Hotel
located right next to the terminal. |
The airport has a single terminal, reputedly the longest building in the
world at 1.7 kilometres from end to end. Arrivals are on the 1st floor,
while departures are from the 4th floor. On arrival, note that not all
ATMs accept foreign cards, but the Citibank and post office ATMs do.
Kansai Airport
Kansai Airport transfers to
Osaka - see detailed article.
Kansai Airport transfers to Kyoto
- see detailed article.
Kansai Airport in Osaka Bay, seen from satellite - NASA's
Earth Observatory
The runway is actually below the terminal building (the
white part). The white dots in the water are from boats. A larger
satellite image of Kansai Prefecture including
Osaka and Kobe can be see
in our Osaka Map page.
External link
Kansai International Airport
(Article
based on
Wikitravel article
by Wikitravel users Jpatokal. Based on work by Wikitravel user(s) Nils. Article used under
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0.)
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