The Airport Island: The Story Of Osaka Kansai International Airport

Osaka Kansai airport is located on an artificial island in Osaka Bay and opened in 1994 and was expanded in 2007.

As you can imagine, construction was no easy task. Two mountains were flattened to build the island, and, according to the Institution of Civil Engineers, at the time of its completion, it was the most expensive civil engineering project to date.

Despite some incredible engineering successes, and proven ability to withstand earthquakes and typhoons, issues are now appearing. Notably, the island is sinking faster than expected, leading to increasing problems with flooding.

Let’s take a look at the background, construction, operation, and plans for this unique airport.

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Video source links:
Satellite/Map footage and time-lapse courtesy of GoogleEarth/GoogleEarth Studio
A320 Jetstar Kansai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9RtRIbHSBo
747F UPS Kansai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKcSaZ3WFlo
A330 Finnair Kansai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRQTjHbIELM
Kansai Airport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pNAYw9oAkQ
Lufthansa 747-400 Kansai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh6gmOtbowU
777-300 Qatar Airways Kansai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo_-wWlk8xA
Concorde Air France Kansai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAangBlXBCM
A340-300 Air China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=046_CHm7G2w
777-200LR Air India https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0zftWYWJrk

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/115391424@N05/16285754488
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansai_International_Airport#/media/File:Kix_aerial_photo.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KIX_Terminal2.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Port_of_Kobe_Earthquake_Memorial_Park01ds3200.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kansai_International_Airport_Terminal.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kansai_region_after_Typhoon_Jebi.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kansai_region_after_Typhoon_Jebi.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kansai_Airport_Station02s3.jpg
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