Retained scope
multi-gateway national network
Japan has 18 retained large/medium airport records (18 large, 0 medium) across 1 IANA zone.
Country airport index
Airports in Japan.
18 airportsPrimary zone: Asia/Tokyo
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
Why this Japan airport page is retained
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.
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
hokkaido-airports.comen.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.comfuk-ab.co.jphij.airport.jphaneda-airport.jptokyo-haneda.com
Traveler planning patterns
How to use Japan airport data without overreading it
Start with the gateway layer
Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) is the first retained airport to check for Japan; then scan the 18 large and 0 medium records for regional alternates.
Keep airport-local time explicit
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.
Use codes for the search, city pages for context
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.
Treat schedules as live elsewhere
18 retained records carry a scheduled-service flag, but route availability, airline service, terminals, and disruption notices are not live here.
Watch holidays and local operating days
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.
Know what the passenger data covers
2 retained airports quote passenger-volume facts. Airports without a quoted figure are not ranked by traffic on this page.
Airport coverage patterns
How the Japan airport index is structured
This page adds country-level context around airport counts, code coverage, timezone spread, and city-clock handoffs. It is built from the retained airport dataset rather than a live airline or aviation registry feed.
Coverage pattern
Japan carries 18 retained airport records spread over 17 mapped localities, split 18 large and 0 medium (18 large airports). It is built as a practical timezone and travel index, not a complete aviation registry.
Code reliability
Every retained Japan record carries both an IATA and an ICAO code (18 of each), so passenger-facing and aviation lookups resolve consistently across the set.
Timezone spread
Every retained airport in Japan resolves to Asia/Tokyo (18), so the country's airport clocks move together and a single offset check covers the whole set.
Major airport examples
Standout anchors here include Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) in Tokoname, Fukuoka Airport (FUK) in Fukuoka, Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) in Hiroshima, and Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Osaka. Large airports lead the list because they are the most reliable hooks for travelers, city clocks, and cross-border time checks.
City-clock handoff
Airport records here hand off to indexable city pages such as Osaka (ITM, KIX), Tokyo (HND, NRT), and Tokoname (NGO). Handoffs are restricted to vetted city pages so the airport index does not spend crawl budget on thin local URLs.
Busiest airport
Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) in Matsuyama at 3.2 million passengers sits at the top of the curated passenger ranking for Japan. Curated passenger figures are attached to 2 retained records on this page. Aggregated curated annual passenger volume across those records is 6.3 million. Numbers come from the airport-facts curation file and reflect the latest year quoted there, not a live traffic feed.
International gateway count
6 retained records carry an international-gateway role label in the curated airport facts for Japan. Notable hub airlines in the curation file include All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Skymark Airlines, and Peach Aviation. Role labels are derived from OurAirports type plus airport naming; verify scheduled international service with the carrier before booking.
Regional peer comparison
Japan has 18 retained airport records vs. China 25, Turkey 10, Indonesia 8 in the same continent. This is a structural comparison of retained-record counts, not an audit of national aviation policy or fleet size.
Operational depth
Across the retained Japan set we have 28 curated runway records, 6 curated terminal records, and 18 airports flagged with scheduled service. Operational facts come from the Wikipedia-derived airport-facts curation, which is sparse for smaller airports and not a substitute for the airport authority's own data.
Traveler boundary: use these records for timezone orientation and airport discovery. Verify live operations, route availability, terminal status, and NOTAM-sensitive details with official airport, airline, or aviation sources.
Country aviation profile
Aviation profile snapshot for Japan
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
All Nippon AirwaysJapan AirlinesSkymark AirlinesPeach Aviation
Gateway evidence matrix
Leading retained airports and their source signals
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 Airport
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
matsuyama-airport.co.jpen.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com
Kobe Airport
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
kairport.co.jpen.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com
Chubu Centrair International Airport
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
centrair.jpen.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com
Fukuoka Airport
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
fuk-ab.co.jpen.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com
Hiroshima Airport
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
hij.airport.jpen.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com
Kansai International Airport
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
kansai-airport.or.jpen.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com
Kitakyushu Airport
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
kitakyu-air.jpen.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com
Kumamoto Airport
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
kumamoto-airport.co.jpen.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com
Time-zone span
Single-zone airport clock for Japan
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
Top airports in Japan by curated passenger volume
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
Japan vs. Asia peers
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
Editorial context for Japan aviation
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
Japan airport questions
- How many airports does Japan have in this index?
- This index retains 18 airport records for Japan (18 large and 0 medium). It is a curated reference set with usable IATA/ICAO codes and coordinates, not a complete national aviation registry.
- What is the busiest airport in Japan?
- Based on the curated airport-facts file, the busiest retained record for Japan is Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) in Matsuyama at 3.2 million passengers. Other airports in the country may carry more traffic; this reflects only retained records with quoted passenger figures.
- Which timezone is Japan in?
- All retained airport records in Japan resolve to Asia/Tokyo. The zone does not observe a seasonal DST shift in the IANA database.
- Does Japan have international airports?
- Yes. The curated airport-facts file flags 6 records with an international-gateway role label in Japan. The role tags are derived from OurAirports type plus airport naming; verify scheduled international service with the carrier before booking.
- How does Japan compare with regional peers for airport count?
- Among same-continent peers with similar retained-record counts, Japan has 18 records vs. China (25), Turkey (10), Indonesia (8). The comparison covers only retained records on this site, not full national aviation inventories.
Country overview
Airport coverage for Japan
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
Use the airport clock for travel math
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.
Asia/Tokyo18 airports
Codes, clocks, and city mapping
How to read the Japan airport index
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.
Major city to airport links
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
Key airports in Japan
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
When this airport index is useful
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.
Illustrative airport time board
Example flight and gate labels are generated for display; local-time values use the timezone records shown on the page.
Destination
Flight
Gate
Local Time
TOKONAME (NGO)
QF 771
E18
0
2
5
2
FUKUOKA (FUK)
EK 942
D44
0
2
5
2
HIROSHIMA (HIJ)
QF 969
E18
0
2
5
2
OSAKA (KIX)
QF 852
E18
0
2
5
2
KITAKYUSHU (KKJ)
AA 904
A07
0
2
5
2
KOBE (UKB)
JL 333
C21
0
2
5
2
KUMAMOTO (KMJ)
EK 421
D44
0
2
5
2
SAGA (HSG)
JL 175
C21
0
2
5
2
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