JAPAN

Kansai International airport

Kansai airport is an international airport built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, south of Osaka, Japan. With more than 31,9 million passengers in 2019, the airport is the gateway to the Kansai region, in the West of Japan. The airport provides one of the largest networks for both domestic and international routes with complete 24-hours operations. Driven by the dynamism of the tourism sector in Japan, the airport also benefits from the rise of low-cost airlines, of which it is the main platform in the region.

In June 2021, the most important renovation work undertaken in the region for fifty years will begin: the extension and renovation of KIX’s Terminal 1, which will allow it to better accommodate the growth in the number of international travellers and to be the “first pavilion” of the Osaka 2025 World Expo.

The new domestic area of Terminal 1, the first phase in the remodeling works of Kansai International Airport, was inaugurated in October 2022. The inauguration of the extended and renovated terminal at Kansai International Airport, the second phase of the renovation project, was celebrated in December 2023. These modernization works aim to enhance the passenger experience as well as to increase the surface dedicated to international travel. The airport’s capacity of KIX has increased from 23 to 40 million international passengers, thanks to centralized functions for immigration of security. The new departure area provides a new walkthrough store and a new iconic plaza echoing the Kansai treasures. This new milestone puts KIX at the top of main Asian airports for its passenger experience with unmatched quality of its commercial offer.

Key figures

  • 31,9 M
    passengers in 2019
    +10.2% compared to 2018
  • 206,776
    movements in 2019
    +10.5% compared to 2018
  • 101
    destinations

86 airlines

  • Aerea Italiana S.p.A
  • Air Busan
  • Air Calédonie International
  • Air Canada
  • Air China
  • Air France
  • Air Hong Kong
  • Air India
  • Air Macau
  • Air New Zealand
  • AirAsiaX
  • Alitalia-Compania
  • American Airlines
  • Asiana Airlines
  • Bangkok Airways
  • Beijing
  • British Airways
  • Capital Airline
  • Cathay Pacific
  • Cebu Pacific Air
  • China Airlines
  • China Cargo Airlines
  • China Eastern Airlines
  • China Postal Airlines
  • China Southern Airlines
  • Czech Airlines
  • Delta Airlines
  • Easter Jet
  • Emirates
  • Etihad Airways
  • EVA AIR
  • FedEx
  • Finnair
  • Garuda Indonesia
  • Hainan Airlines
  • Hawaiian Airlines
  • HK Express
  • Hong Kong Airlines
  • Jade Cargo International
  • Japan Airlines
  • Japan Transocean Air
  • Jeju Air
  • Jet Airways
  • Jetstar Airways
  • Jetstar Asia
  • Jetstar Japan
  • Jetstar Pacific Airlines
  • Jin Air
  • Juneyao Airlines
  • Korean Air
  • LKM Royal Dutch Airlines
  • Lucky Air
  • Lufthansa
  • Lufthansa Cargo
  • Malaysia Airlines
  • Nippon Cargo Airlines
  • Nokscoot
  • Okay Airways
  • Peach
  • Philippine Airlines
  • Qantas
  • Qatar Airways
  • S7 Airlines
  • Scoot
  • Shandong Airlines
  • Shanghai Airlines
  • Shenzhen Airlines
  • Sichuan Airline
  • Singapore Airlines
  • Singapore Airlines Cargo
  • South African Airways
  • Spring Airlines
  • SriLankan Airlines
  • Star Flyer
  • T'Way Air
  • Thai Airasia X
  • Thai Airways International
  • Tianjin Airlines
  • Tigerair Taiwan
  • United Airlines
  • UPS
  • VietJet
  • Vietnam Airlines
  • Virgin Australia
  • Xiamen Air
  • Yangtze River Express

60 restaurants and cafés

  • 551HORAI
  • ANZU
  • Applause
  • Azeria
  • Benitoragyouzabou
  • Blue Sky (x2)
  • Boteju
  • Boteju-Yatai
  • Burger King
  • Cafee & Bar Pronto
  • Ciao (x2)
  • Doutor Coffee Shop
  • Due Torri by J. Yamashita, Dotonbori Kamukura
  • Ganko (x2)
  • Gate Shop
  • Ginza Lion Departure
  • Goryo
  • Hanagoyomi
  • Hanazato
  • Honmamon
  • Icho
  • IL BAR
  • Kamadogohan Sachihukuya
  • Kamakura Pasta
  • Kiefel
  • Kineya
  • Maido Okini Kanku-Shokudo
  • Margherita
  • Matsuya
  • McDonald's
  • Mosdo Kansai International Shop
  • Nana's Green Tea
  • Nigirino Tokube Kannsaikokusaikuukou
  • Oragasoba
  • Osaka Gochi Shokudou
  • Pronto
  • Restaurant & Café
  • Ryukishin
  • SAINTMARC Café
  • Sky View Café
  • Sojibo
  • Sorateria
  • Starbucks Coffee (x5)
  • Subway
  • Sukiya
  • Takomasa
  • Teppan Curry Indo no Roux
  • The Brasserie
  • The Legend of Concorde
  • The U-Don
  • Toh-Lee
  • Tonkatsu KYK
  • Torisanwa Kansai International Terminalshop
  • Tully's Coffee (x2)
  • World Wine Bar by Pieroth

101 stores

  • 3Coins Oops !
  • AAS Duty Free Shop
  • AAS Shop
  • Ana Duty Free Shop
  • Ana Festa (x2)
  • Applause (x6)
  • Bally Boutique Beams Planets
  • Beau Atout
  • Blue Sky
  • Bottega Veneta
  • Burberry Boutique
  • BVLGARI
  • Chanel Boutique (x3)
  • Chanel Fragrance & Beauty South
  • Chloé
  • Coach
  • Cocokarafine (x2)
  • Daily Sky
  • Daiso Kansai Airport Shop
  • Dior Perfume & Beauty
  • Drastic The Baggage
  • Duty Free Shop A.S.D
  • Duty Free Shop Blanc de Blancs
  • Duty Free Shop Les Cosme
  • Earth Music & Ecology Airport Store
  • Ermenegildo Zegna
  • Family Mart (x4)
  • Fuchsia by Peach Domestic
  • Fuchsia by Peach International Gate Shop
  • Fukujyuen
  • Gosanke
  • Hakuhinkan Toy Park
  • Hermès Boutique (x2)
  • Hour Passion
  • Izone New York
  • J's Agri Market
  • Jewelry Kameoka
  • KAB Plaza
  • Kaigai Omiyage Counter
  • Kix Duty Free (x7)
  • Kix Duty Free Watches
  • Kobayashi Pearl
  • Koken
  • Kokumin
  • Kukou Senmon Daiten
  • Kyomeibutzu Norenkai
  • Kyoto Craft Mart
  • Laox
  • Lawson (x4)
  • Longchamp / Tumi
  • Lotte Duty Free by Kaa
  • Minamoto Kichoa
  • Minipla
  • Miyabi
  • Montblanc Boutique
  • Muji to Go
  • Nagomi
  • Omega
  • One Village One Product
  • Pokemon Store
  • Redhorse
  • Region Style
  • Rolex
  • Salvatore Ferragamo
  • Satsumaya Okutani
  • Seven Eleven
  • Sky Market
  • Sky Shop Town
  • Sky Spot (x2)
  • South Wing A.S.D Tobacco Shop
  • Tachikichi
  • Traval Shop Milesto / Idea Seventh Sense
  • Tsutaya
  • UNIQLO (x2)
  • Victoria's Secret
  • Yorozu

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