# Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ / RJFR)

**Kitakyushu Airport** (IATA: KKJ, ICAO: RJFR) is a large airport in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It opened on 16 Mar 2006. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. In 2024 it handled 1.2 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfr

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KKJ / RJFR
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- Serves: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: 16 Mar 2006
- Elevation: 6 m / 21 ft
- Coordinates: 33.8459, 131.0350
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Passengers: 1,207,098 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: https://www.kitakyu-air.jp/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitakyushu_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q594223
- Weather station: RJFR · WMO 47853
- Ident: RJFR

## Timeline

- 16 Mar 2006: Kitakyushu Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 170° / 350° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 1,358,100 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,277,717 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,317,504 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,330,777 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,638,783 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,749,962 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,753,525 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 560,408 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 437,055 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 737,335 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 1,129,407 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 1,207,098 | Wikidata |

## Routes

7 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [CJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktu.md) Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) · South Korea · 452 km / 281 mi · Aero K
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 578 km / 359 mi · Jin Air
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 822 km / 511 mi · StarFlyer, Japan Airlines
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 1,359 km / 844 mi · StarFlyer

### Cargo (4)

- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 578 km / 359 mi · Korean Air
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 880 km / 547 mi · Yamato Transport
- [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · Japan · 911 km / 566 mi · Yamato Transport
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 9,567 km / 5,945 mi · Korean Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KKJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- 7G [StarFlyer](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/starflyer) · 2

### Passenger (3)

- RF [Aero K](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-k) · 1
- JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 1
- LJ [Jin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jin-air) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 2
- [Yamato Transport](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yamato-transport) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.2M (2024) | #752 of 3,974 | #223 in Asia | #27 in JP |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =735 in Asia | =33 in JP |
| Elevation | 6 m / 21 ft | =41,225 of 43,403 | =2,903 in Asia | =159 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | RDO | 118.850 |

## Nearby airports

- [RJFZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfz.md) JASDF Tsuiki Air Base · 18 km / 11 mi
- [UBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjdc.md) Yamaguchi Ube Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [RJFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfa.md) JASDF Ashiya Air Base · 36 km / 22 mi
- [RJOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjof.md) JASDF Hofu Airfield · 52 km / 32 mi
- [FUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjff.md) Fukuoka Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [OIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfo.md) Oita Airport · 77 km / 48 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: “Kitakyushu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kitakyushu_Airport&oldid=1374690120), revision of 13 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/rjfr/data