Sky Connect KKJ ーDeveloping the base of logistics:Kitakyushu airport

STEP１
Maximize our potential

Satisfy the demand of Kitakyushu region including KKJ hinterlands and alongside of Higashi-Kyushu Expressway.

STEP２
Northern Kyushu logistics base

Handle the demand of Northern Kyushu by expanding facilities, improving customs clearance procedures and strengthening airport functionality.

STEP３
Kyushu & Nishi-Chugoku logistics base

Cover the demand of wider area of Kyushu and Nishi-Chugoku as the trasnportation hub linking to Higashi-Kyushu, Kyushu, and Chugoku Expressways running in three different directions.

Reference: Excerpt from “Future Vision of Kitakyushu Airport,” FY2014.

Advantages of Kitakyushu Airport

Intersection between Kyushu, Higashi-Kyushu, and Chugoku Expressways.
Goods can be collected from a wider area, including Kyushu as well as Nishi-Chugoku.

Proximity to Asia
Global network can be built by connecting to hub airports in Asia (e.g. Incheon Airport).

Offshore airport
Special cargo transport is available by sea and air transport taking advantage of seawalls at the airport island.

Scalability of airport functions
3,000m-runway will enable long-haul direct operations to the US and European market.
We also have 70ha of land avalable for future concentration of logistics facilities.

KKJ will be the logistics base

Development plan to be a logistics base