Kobe Airport

Kobe Airport

神戸空港
Kōbe Kūkō
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorKansai Airports (Orix-Vinci SA consortium)
ServesKeihanshin
LocationChuo-ku, Kobe
OpenedFebruary 16, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-02-16)
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL22 ft / 7 m
Coordinates34°37′58″N 135°13′26″E / 34.63278°N 135.22389°E / 34.63278; 135.22389
Websitewww.kairport.co.jp/eng/
Map
RJBE is located in Kobe
RJBE
RJBE
Location in Kobe
RJBE is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
RJBE
RJBE
Location in Hyōgo Prefecture
RJBE is located in Japan
RJBE
RJBE
Location in Japan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,500 8,202 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers1,752,629
Cargo (metric tonnes)0
Aircraft movement15,019

Kobe Airport (神戸空港, Kōbe Kūkō) (IATA: UKB, ICAO: RJBE) is a domestic airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Sannomiya Station[2] Japan. Opened on February 16, 2006, it primarily handles domestic flights, but can also accommodate international charter flights. In the first year of operation (2006), the airport handled 2,697,000 passengers with an average load factor of 61.1%. In 2017, it handled 3,071,974 passengers with an average load factor of 79.4%.[3] In the fiscal year covering April 2022 - March 2023, UKB had a passenger throughput of 3,109,151. The island airport covers just 156 hectares (385 acres) of land.[4]

  1. ^ "Kobe Airport" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ AIS Japan Archived 2016-05-17 at the Portuguese Web Archive
  3. ^ 神戸空港利用状況 [Kobe Airport usage]. City of Kobe (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Kobe Airport Facts and Statistics". kansai-airports.co.jp. Retrieved October 13, 2023.