Kansai International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Osaka, Ōsaka Prefecture (Japan)

IATA: KIX ICAO: RJBB

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

26 ft

8 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

34.4273°, 135.2440°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#131 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Japan)

tied #1 of 7 in JP

same length as NRT · #2 of 96 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KIX in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #131 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · tied #1 in Japan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

KIX lies at 8 m (26 ft), #567 of 650 published airports by elevation and 12.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 56 ft below the Japan median (82 ft, 7 airports); OKJ is highest at 806 ft, 780 ft higher than KIX.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ), 71.4 NM, 9,843 ft. Next: NGO 81.3 NM. KIX has the longest runway in this radius, 1,640 ft over NGO.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

KIX runways: 06L/24R 13,123 × 196 ft asphalt (asp); 06R/24L 11,483 × 196 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #1 of 7 in Japan with NRT at 13,123 ft; 1,640 ft ahead of NGO (11,483 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06L/24R	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	196 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
06R/24L	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	196 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Okayama Momotaro Airport (Okayama)	`OKJ`	71.4 NM (132.2 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted
Chubu Centrair International Airport (Tokoname)	`NGO`	81.3 NM (150.6 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →