Airports / Japan / KKJ
Kitakyushu Airport
RJFR / KKJKitakyushu, JapanELEV 21 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
JASDF Tsuiki Air Base (RJFZ) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Kitakyushu, Japan, Kitakyushu Airport (RJFR / KKJ) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 21 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KKJ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are JASDF Tsuiki Air Base (RJFZ, 10 nm), Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ, 13 nm), and JASDF Ashiya Air Base (RJFA, 19 nm).
Trip costs from KKJ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as kitakyushu and kokuraminami. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KKJ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RJFR
IATA
KKJ
FAA / Local
RJFR
Elevation
21 ft
Coordinates
33.8459° N · 131.0350° 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 21 ft, KKJ sits lower than 83% 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.
- 10nmRJFZJASDF Tsuiki Air BaseTsuiki
- 13nmUBJYamaguchi Ube AirportUbe
- 19nmRJFAJASDF Ashiya Air BaseAshiya
- 28nmRJOFJASDF Hofu AirfieldHofu
- 33nmFUKFukuoka AirportFukuoka
- 41nmOITOita AirportOita
Location
Open the full mapRJFR · Kitakyushu Airport · Kitakyushu, Japan