Kansai International Airport
Paths outward
- Location
- Izumisano, Japan
- Year
- 1994
- Typology
- Infrastructure
- Materials
- Bamboo & Paper, Ceramic, Glass, Metal cladding, Steel, Timber
- Context
- High-tech, Contemporary
- Map
- Open location
Kansai International Airport, commonly known as Kankū is the primary international airport in the Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. It is located on the artificial island of Kankūjima (関空島), in the middle of Osaka Bay off the Honshu shore, 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano (north), Sennan (south), and Tajiri (central), in Osaka Prefecture. The airport's first airport island covers approximately 510 hectares and the second covers approximately 545 hectares, for a total of 1,055 hectares.
