Retained scope
multi-gateway national network
Japan has 18 retained large/medium airport records (18 large, 0 medium) across 1 IANA zone.
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Country airport index
This page lists 18 retained airport records in our curated Japan airport catalog with IATA and ICAO codes, city names, and local timezone information. Airport records come from OurAirports and timezone rules come from the IANA database. Click any airport for coordinates, elevation, the current local time, and nearby airports.
Content reviewed Apr 30, 2026. This airport index is reviewed as a curated reference surface. It does not claim complete aviation coverage for Japan; it lists 18 retained airport records (18 large airports) across Asia/Tokyo.
Coverage note. This is an airport-reference index for timezone and travel planning. It focuses on retained large and medium airport records with usable codes and coordinates, not every runway, heliport, closed facility, or local landing strip. Airport service levels, terminal operations, route availability, and codes can change; verify with the airport, airline, NOTAM, or official aviation source before travel.
Country airport evidence
This page is classified as a multi-gateway national network. The evidence score comes from static source coverage: codes, airport facts, official domains, city-clock handoffs, IANA zones, operational facts, and country dossiers where present.
Retained scope
multi-gateway national network
Japan has 18 retained large/medium airport records (18 large, 0 medium) across 1 IANA zone.
Code and entity coverage
18 IATA, 18 ICAO
18 retained records have airport-facts rows; 18 cite official airport domains and 18 carry Wikidata entity links.
Traffic and operation facts
2 passenger rows
2 records quote passenger-volume facts; 28 runway counts are aggregated where quoted; 18 records carry scheduled-service flags.
Timezone pattern
single airport-timezone cluster
The retained airport set resolves to one dominant local-clock pattern, but each airport still stores its own IANA identifier for DST-safe calculations.
Verification boundary
74 source URLs
Visible source hosts include hokkaido-airports.com, en.wikipedia.org, wikidata.org, ourairports.com, fuk-ab.co.jp, hij.airport.jp, haneda-airport.jp, tokyo-haneda.com. These support identity and static facts, not live routes, terminal assignments, NOTAMs, or airline schedules.
Editorial status
manual dossier attached
Manual dossier sources are attached for country-level aviation context; point-in-time statements still defer to the linked authorities.
Source hosts seen in retained airport facts
Traveler planning patterns
Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) is the first retained airport to check for Japan; then scan the 18 large and 0 medium records for regional alternates.
The retained airport set behaves like a single local-clock cluster, but the airport-specific IANA zone still matters around DST transitions and imported calendar events.
5 airport records link onward to vetted city-time pages, so a code lookup can become a local-clock, daylight, holiday, and meeting-time check.
18 retained records carry a scheduled-service flag, but route availability, airline service, terminals, and disruption notices are not live here.
Japan has a holiday country page on this site, so use it alongside airport time checks for closures, public-holiday pressure, and ground-service planning.
2 retained airports quote passenger-volume facts. Airports without a quoted figure are not ranked by traffic on this page.
Airport coverage patterns
Country aviation profile
These numbers aggregate the curated airport-facts file across this country’s retained records. Missing fields mean the curation file does not quote that figure; they are not zero-imputed.
International gateways
6
Records flagged with an international-gateway role label.
Scheduled service
18 / 18
Records with the OurAirports “scheduled service” flag set.
Runway records
28
Sum of curated runway counts where the facts file quotes a number.
Curated passenger coverage
2 / 18
Aggregated curated annual volume: 6.3 million.
Hub airline tags
Gateway evidence matrix
The rows below show why the top airport records are useful beyond a country list: role labels, code identity, timezone, scheduled-service flags, passenger/runway facts where quoted, and the source hosts that back static airport identity.
Matsuyama · MYJ · Asia/Tokyo
Matsuyama Airport is an airport located 3 NM west-southwest of the center of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 8,200 ft / 2,499 m; passengers 3.2 million passengers
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 21 coverage signals
Kobe · UKB · Asia/Tokyo
Kobe Airport is a primarily domestic airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Sannomiya Station, Japan.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 8,202 ft / 2,500 m; passengers 3,071,974 passengers (2017)
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 18 coverage signals
Tokoname · NGO · Asia/Tokyo
OurAirports classifies NGO as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Tokoname.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 11,483 ft / 3,500 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 17 coverage signals
Fukuoka · FUK · Asia/Tokyo
Fukuoka Airport , formerly known as Itazuke Air Base, is an international airport located 1.6 nautical miles east of Hakata Station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
Operations
scheduled service; 2 runways; longest runway 9,186 ft / 2,800 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 20 coverage signals
Hiroshima · HIJ · Asia/Tokyo
Located 50 km (31 mi) east of Hiroshima, it is the largest airport in the Chugoku and Shikoku region, and the second busiest in the region after Matsuyama Airport.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 9,842 ft / 3,000 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 20 coverage signals
Osaka · KIX · Asia/Tokyo
OurAirports classifies KIX as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Osaka.
Operations
scheduled service; 2 runways; longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 19 coverage signals
Kitakyushu · KKJ · Asia/Tokyo
OurAirports classifies KKJ as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 8,202 ft / 2,500 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 19 coverage signals
Kumamoto · KMJ · Asia/Tokyo
OurAirports classifies KMJ as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 9,840 ft / 2,999 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 17 coverage signals
Time-zone span
All retained airport records resolve to one IANA timezone (Asia/Tokyo, UTC+09:00 JST no DST). Local-clock math is simpler here than in multi-zone countries, but the airport’s stored IANA identifier is still the authoritative reference for DST transition weekends.
Busiest curated airports
These ranks reflect passenger volumes quoted in the curated airport-facts file; airports without a quoted figure are excluded from this card even if they may be locally busier.
Regional peer comparison
Peers are picked by geographic proximity (same continent) and similarity of retained-record counts. Comparison is structural — it does not audit fleet size, national aviation policy, or passenger traffic.
Country aviation dossier
Japan's international passenger traffic fully recovered in 2024. Tokyo Haneda (HND) anchors domestic flows, while Narita (NRT), Kansai (KIX), and Fukuoka (FUK) carry most international volume — NRT alone handled 39.8 million in 2024. ANA Holdings and Japan Airlines remain the flag carriers; Peach, Jetstar Japan, and ZIPAIR cover the LCC layer. The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) under MLIT is the regulator; Haneda's slot capacity and Narita's new third runway are the active capacity anchors.
Last verified 2026-05-09 · manually curated. Figures quoted in this paragraph are point-in-time; treat the linked sources as authoritative.
Frequently asked
Reference fields include Japan's ISO codes, airport slugs and IATA codes, IANA timezone identifiers, top-airport passenger labels, hub-airline tags, and peer-country slugs.
Country overview
The retained catalog currently includes 18 airport records in 17 airport cities or localities. Large airports are shown first because they are usually the most useful entry points for flight planning, timezone checks, and nearby-city lookup.
Retained records
18
Airport localities
17
Timezone records
1 zone
Time-zone planning
For overnight flights, connections near daylight-saving transitions, and cross-border itineraries, use the airport’s IANA timezone instead of assuming every airport follows the country’s primary zone.
Codes, clocks, and city mapping
IATA coverage
18 codes
Useful for passenger-facing flight searches, tickets, airport boards, and quick route lookup.
ICAO coverage
18 codes
Useful for aviation references, flight tracking, weather briefings, and operational documents.
Airport mix
18 large / 0 medium
Gateway airports are prioritized first, but regional airports remain useful for local clock checks.
DST travel risk
Single-zone
Recheck local airport time around overnight arrivals, daylight-saving weekends, and cross-border connections.
These rows connect retained airport records to city-time pages, so a reader can move from a flight code to the local clock, nearby planning context, and meeting-time checks.
Osaka
2 linked airports
ITM Osaka Itami International Airport (Asia/Tokyo); KIX Kansai International Airport (Asia/Tokyo)
Tokyo
2 linked airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport (Asia/Tokyo); NRT Narita International Airport (Asia/Tokyo)
Tokoname
1 linked airport
NGO Chubu Centrair International Airport (Asia/Tokyo)
Major airport list
These entries are pulled from the same retained catalog as the full table below. Use them as a starting point for local time, code lookup, and nearby-city planning, then verify route and terminal details with the airport or airline.
Chubu Centrair International Airport
Tokoname
large airport · Asia/Tokyo
Fukuoka Airport
Fukuoka
large airport · Asia/Tokyo
Hiroshima Airport
Hiroshima
large airport · Asia/Tokyo
Kansai International Airport
Osaka
large airport · Asia/Tokyo
Kitakyushu Airport
Kitakyushu
large airport · Asia/Tokyo
Kobe Airport
Kobe
large airport · Asia/Tokyo
Route-planning cues
Start with gateway airports
18 large airports
Use large-airport entries first for broad trip planning, then scan medium airports for regional options.
Check the local clock
1 timezone
Compare airport zones before overnight arrivals, early departures, or daylight-saving changes.
Move to city context
5 linked airports
Linked city pages help turn an airport timezone into a local clock for meetings and ground plans.
Boundary: this page supports code lookup, timezone checks, and city planning. It does not verify active routes, terminals, flight schedules, border rules, or operating notices.
Example flight and gate labels are generated for display; local-time values use the timezone records shown on the page.
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