Kitakyūshū Logo Variants
KKJ
RJFR
Quick Facts
CountryJapan
TimezoneAsia/Tokyo
Passengers/yr1,317,504
Movements/yr17,461
Cargo (t/yr)7,922
Elevation21 ft
Coordinates33.8459, 131.0350
About Kitakyūshū
Kitakyushu Airport (北九州空港, Kitakyūshū-kūkō) (IATA: KKJ, ICAO: RJFR), sometimes called Kokuraminami Airport, is an airport in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is built on an artificial island in the western Seto Inland Sea, 3 km (1.9 mi) away from the city's downtown. It opened on 16 March 2006, as New Kitakyushu Airport (新北九州空港, Shin-kitakyūshū-kūkō) but was renamed in 2008. It has some international charter flights.