Airports / Japan / KIX
Kansai International Airport
RJBB / KIXOsaka, JapanELEV 26 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
12 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kobe Airport (UKB) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Osaka, Japan, Kansai International Airport (RJBB / KIX) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 26 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KIX for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kobe Airport (UKB, 12 nm), Yao Airport (RJOY, 20 nm), and Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM, 23 nm).
Charter pricing from KIX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under OSA. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Osaka.
Field capability
ICAO
RJBB
IATA
KIX
FAA / Local
RJBB
Elevation
26 ft
Coordinates
34.4273° N · 135.2440° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Japan fields
state range 6–2,182 ft
At 26 ft, KIX sits lower than 76% of the 107 Japan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 12nmUKBKobe AirportKobe
- 20nmRJOYYao AirportYao
- 23nmITMOsaka Itami International AirportOsaka
- 36nmTKSTokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air BaseTokushima
- 46nmSHMNanki Shirahama AirportShirahama
- 62nmTAKTakamatsu AirportTakamatsu
Location
Open the full mapRJBB · Kansai International Airport · Osaka, Japan