Kitakyushu Airport (北九州空港, Kitakyūshū-kūkō?) (IATA: KKJ, ICAO: RJFR) is an airport in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Japan. It is built on an artificial island in the western Seto Inland Sea, 3 km (1.9 mi) away from the main body of the city. It opened on March 16, 2006 as New Kitakyushu Airport (新北九州空港, Shin-kitakyūshū-kūkō?) but was renamed in 2008. It is designated a second class airport, and it has some international charter flights.
It is the fourth airport in Japan to begin operating 24 hours a day, after New Chitose International Airport (Sapporo), Kansai International Airport (Osaka) and Chūbu Centrair International Airport (Nagoya).
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