# Kobe Airport (UKB / RJBE) **Kobe Airport** (IATA: UKB, ICAO: RJBE) is a large airport in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It opened on 16 Feb 2006. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. In 2024 it handled 3.6 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbe ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: UKB / RJBE - Type: Large airport - Serves: Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan - Opened: 16 Feb 2006 - Elevation: 7 m / 22 ft - Coordinates: 34.6328, 135.2240 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft - Passengers: 3,576,121 (2024) - Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo - Website: https://www.kairport.co.jp/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Airport (25 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q741372 - Weather station: RJBE - Ident: RJBE ## Timeline - 16 Feb 2006: Kobe Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09/27 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 085° / 265° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2013 | 2,323,192 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 2,497,755 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 2,435,110 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 2,697,927 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 3,109,042 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 3,181,700 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 3,362,720 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 1,625,487 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,625,715 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 2,701,449 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 3,434,858 | Wikidata | | 2024 | 3,576,121 | Wikidata | ## Routes 14 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (13) - [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 427 km / 265 mi · All Nippon Airways, Skymark Airlines - [IBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjah.md) Ibaraki Airport · Japan · 501 km / 311 mi · Skymark Airlines - [KIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsn.md) Niigata Airport · Japan · 508 km / 316 mi · Toki Air - [KOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfk.md) Kagoshima Airport · Japan · 524 km / 326 mi · Skymark Airlines - [NGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfu.md) Nagasaki Airport · Japan · 526 km / 327 mi · Skymark Airlines - [SDJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjss.md) Sendai Airport · Japan · 641 km / 398 mi · Skymark Airlines - [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 849 km / 528 mi · Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Trinity Airways - [CTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcc.md) New Chitose Airport · Japan · 1,064 km / 661 mi · All Nippon Airways, Skymark Airlines, Air Do - [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · Japan · 1,186 km / 737 mi · Solaseed Air, Skymark Airlines - [SHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rors.md) Shimojishima Airport · Japan · 1,460 km / 907 mi · Skymark Airlines - [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 1,714 km / 1,065 mi · Starlux Airlines, EVA Air - [RMQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcmq.md) Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base · Taiwan · 1,821 km / 1,132 mi · Starlux Airlines - [KHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rckh.md) Kaohsiung International Airport · Taiwan · 1,972 km / 1,225 mi · Starlux Airlines ### Seasonal charter (1) - [CJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktu.md) Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) · South Korea · 735 km / 457 mi · Aero K ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from UKB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - JH [Fuji Dream Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fuji-dream-airlines) ### Passenger (13) - BC [Skymark Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skymark-airlines) · 8 - JX [Starlux Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/starlux-airlines) · 3 - NH [All Nippon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/all-nippon-airways) · 2 - RF [Aero K](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-k) · 1 · seasonal charter - HD [Air Do](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-do) · 1 - OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 1 - BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1 - 7C [Jeju Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jeju-air) · 1 - LJ [Jin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jin-air) · 1 - KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1 - 6J [Solaseed Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/solaseed-air) · 1 - BV [Toki Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/toki-air) · 1 - TW [Trinity Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trinity-airways) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 3.6M (2024) | #415 of 3,974 | #123 in Asia | #11 in JP | | Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =735 in Asia | =33 in JP | | Elevation | 7 m / 22 ft | =41,157 of 43,403 | =2,894 in Asia | =157 in JP | | Age | Opened 2006 | =12,210 of 15,079 | =611 in Asia | =85 in JP | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | KANSAI RADAR | 121.150 | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.075 | | TCA | KANSAI TCA | 121.100 | | TWR | TWR | 118.500 | ## Nearby airports - [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · 23 km / 14 mi - [ITM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoo.md) Osaka Itami International Airport · 26 km / 16 mi - [RJOY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoy.md) Yao Airport · 35 km / 22 mi - [TKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjos.md) Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base · 79 km / 49 mi - [TJH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbt.md) Konotori Tajima Airport · 106 km / 66 mi - [SHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbd.md) Nanki Shirahama Airport · 109 km / 68 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Kobe Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kobe_Airport&oldid=1375498450), revision of 18 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbe/data