Kansai Airport Sinking

Kansai International Airport, commonly known as Kankū, is the primary international airport in the Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. It is located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay off the Honshu shore, 38 km southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, inclu…
Kansai International Airport, commonly known as Kankū, is the primary international airport in the Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. It is located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay off the Honshu shore, 38 km southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano, Sennan, and Tajiri, in Osaka Prefecture. The airport's first airport island covers approximately 510 hectares and the second covers approximately 545 hectares, for a total of 1,055 hectares.
  • Owner: New Kansai International Airport Company (NKIAC)
  • Location: Izumisano, Sennan, & Tajiri · Osaka Prefecture
  • Opened: 4 September 1994
  • Airport type: Public
  • Operator: Kansai Airports · (Orix and Vinci Airports)
  • Serves: Keihanshin
  • Hub for: All Nippon Airways · FedEx Express · Japan Airlines · Jetstar Japan · Nippon Cargo Airlines · Peach Aviation
Data from: en.wikipedia.org