The freight volume was 802,162 tonnes total: 757,414 t international (18th in the world) and 44,748 t domestic. In 2016, 25.2 million passengers used the airport, making it the 30th busiest airport in Asia and third busiest in Japan. The airport serves as an international hub for All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and Nippon Cargo Airlines, and also serves as a hub for Peach, the first international low-cost carrier in Japan. Terminal 1, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, is the longest airport terminal in the world with a length of 1.7 km ( 1 + 1⁄ 16 mi). It consists of two terminals: Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Kansai opened on 4 September 1994 to relieve overcrowding at the original Osaka International Airport, referred to as Itami Airport, which is closer to the city of Osaka. It is located on an artificial island (Kankūjima ( 関空島)) in the middle of Osaka Bay off the Honshu shore, 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano (north), Sennan (south), and Tajiri (central), in Osaka Prefecture. Kansai International Airport ( Japanese: 関西国際空港, romanized: Kansai Kokusai Kūkō) commonly known as 関空 ( Kankū) ( IATA: KIX, ICAO: RJBB) 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.
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