In the past few decades, Japan has evolved as one of the thriving economies around the world. As one of the most developed countries in terms of infrastructure, there are numerous airports in Japan.

As an island nation, air transport is the primary source of transportation in and out of Japan. Be it for business or leisure, if you are planning to visit this country, it is convenient to know about the several important airports in the land of the rising sun.

While there are close to a hundred airports and airstrips in Japan, we have listed the 15 most significant airports in the country. Keep scrolling to reveal the list of airports in Japan.

Note: The services and other factors keep changing frequently. So, please verify all information before planning your trip.

1. Tokyo International Airport (HND), Ota City

While there are a number of airports in Japan, Tokyo International is the busiest when it comes to passenger footfalls. In the Ota region of Japan, this airport is also known as Haneda Airport. It was established in 1931 at a distance of 60 km from the city.

• Address: Hanedakuko, Ota City, Tokyo 144-0041, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJTT
• IATA Code: HND
• Category: International airport
• Operator: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
• Number of Terminals: There are three operational terminals at this airport.
  • Terminal 1 handles all domestic flights.
  • Terminal 2 facilitates both domestic and international flights.
  • Terminal 3 precisely manages international flights.
• Services & Amenities Available
  • Currency exchange
  • Travel insurance
  • Baggage storage
  • Coin lockers
  • Wheelchair rental
  • Handicapped spaces

2. Narita International Airport (NRT), Narita

Established in 1960, 64 km away from the city, Narita International Airport is located in the Greater Tokyo Area to serve the Japanese capital. It distributes the passenger and cargo load with the twin airport Haneda International Airport.

• Address: 1-1 Furugome, Narita, Chiba 282-0004, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJAA
• IATA Code: NRT
• Category: International airport
• Operator: Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA)
• Number of Terminals: There are three operational terminals in this airport.
  • Terminal 1 facilitates international flights.
  • Terminal 2 caters to domestic and international flights.
  • Terminal 3 handles both domestic and international flights.
• Services & Amenities Available
  • Currency exchange
  • Baggage storage
  • Postal service
  • VIP lounge
  • Duty-free pick up counter
  • Wheelchair rental
  • Medical clinic

3. Kansai International Airport (KIX), Izumisano

Kansai International Airport has served the business districts of the Greater Osaka Area since its establishment in 1994. Built 50 km away from the city, it has an advanced transportation system, so it is easy to navigate around the region from the airport. You will get train, bus and rental car options to visit the surrounding areas from the airport.

• Address: 1 Senshukukokita, Izumisano, Osaka 549-0001, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJBB
• IATA Code: KIX
• Category: International airport
• Operator: New Kansai International Airport Company (NKIAC)
• Number of Terminals: This airport is equipped with two passenger terminals serving distinct purposes.
• Services & Amenities Available
  • Currency exchange facility
  • Temporary storage for bonded bags
  • Baggage carts
  • Postboxes
  • Doctor’s clinic
  • Dental clinic
  • Airline lounges
  • KIX VIP services
  • Kids playing area
  • Stroller rental
  • Wheelchair rental

4. Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO), Aichi

This airport is located on the Ise Bay artificial island and primarily serves the Chūkyō metropolitan area in the Aichi region since 2005. It is one of the busiest international airports in Japan, built 35 km away from the city, carrying both passengers and cargo.  It serves as the hub for All Nippon Airways and Jetstar Japan airlines.

• Address: 1 Chome-1 Centrair, Tokoname, Aichi 479-0881, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJGG
• IATA Code: NGO
• Category: International Airport
• Operator: Central Japan International Airport Co. Ltd. (CJIAC)
• Number of Terminals: There are two passenger terminals at this airport
• Services & Amenities Available
  • Currency Exchange
  • Travel Insurance
  • Baggage claim
  • Lost and found
  • Accessibility services for specially-abled people
  • Stroller Rental

5. New Chitose Airport (CTS), Hokkaido

Of all the airports in Japan, New Chitose is popular for being the largest airport in Hokkaidō. It is a civil aviation airport established in 1991, 45 km away from the city, which shares a taxi area with the Chitose Air Base of the Japanese Military. This is the fifth busiest airport in Japan, with four operational runways.

• Address: Bibi, Chitose, Hokkaido 066-0012, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJCC
• IATA Code: CTS
• Category: International airport
• Operator: Hokkaido airports
• Number of Terminals: The airport is equipped with two separate terminals
• Services & Amenities Available
  • Bank
  • Currency exchange bureau
  • Coin lockers
  • Duty-free stores
  • Shopping centres

6. Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Fukuoka

Established in 1944, 2.4 km away from the city, Fukuoka is the fourth busiest airport among all the airports in Japan. With its single runway, it serves more than 20 airlines worldwide. The airport is very close to Fukuoka city, and it is easily accessible via subway and bus.

• Address: 778-1 Shimousui, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, 812-0003, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJFF
• IATA Code: FUK
• Category: International airport
• Operator: Fukuoka International Airport Co.
• Number of Terminals: There are two operational terminals in the Fukuoka Airport
• Services & Amenities Available:
  • Currency exchange
  • Insurance services
  • Temporary luggage storage
  • Coin lockers
  • International mobile phone rental
  • Medical clinic
  • Pharmacy
  • Airline lounge
  • Nursing room
  • Assistance dog toilet

7. Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), Kagoshima

Kagoshima airport is located 30 km from the city in the Kyushu region. It is among the airports in Japan since 1972, which primarily cater to domestic flights. While you can get occasional flights to South Korea and China, this airport serves as the hub for Japan Air Commuter and New Japan Aviation.

• Address: 822 Mizobechofumoto, Kirishima, Kagoshima 899-6404, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJFK
• IATA Code: KOJ
• Category: International airport
• Operator: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield), Kagoshima Airport Building Co. Ltd. (for terminals)
• Number of Terminals: The airport is equipped with two terminals. The domestic Terminal consists of nine gates, and the international terminal consists of a single gate.
• Services & Amenities Available
  • AED (automated external defibrillator)
  • First aid office
  • Private work booth
  • PCR test centre
  • Cycle station
  • Dressing rooms
  • Passport photo machine
  • Coin operated lockers
  • Lounge for ren

8. Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), Hiroshima

This is the new airport which is located 50 km out of Hiroshima. The old airport is no longer used as it was incapable of handling large passenger aircraft. You can get connecting flights to Hiroshima from the Haneda airport in Tokyo. Aside from being a significant source of domestic flights, Hiroshima Airport also serves international flights primarily to South Korea and China.

• Address: 64-31 Hongocho Zennyuji, Mihara, Hiroshima 729-0416, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJOA
• IATA Code: HIJ
• Category: International airport
• Operator: Hiroshima Prefectural Government
• Number of Terminals: There is only one operational terminal for civil aviation services in this airport. Gates A-D for domestic flights and Gates E-G for international flights.
• Services & Amenities Available
  • Bus ticket machine
  • Kids’ area
  • Nursing room for mother and child
  • Changing room
  • Airline lounge
  • Currency exchange
  • Cycle hub

9. Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), Kumamoto

Established in 1993, 21 km away from the cityKumamoto airport is located in the western part of the Aso Mountains of Japan. It is one of the most beautiful airports in Japan, with a scenic landscape encircling the runway and the terminal.

• Address: 1802-2 Oyatsu, Mashiki, Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto 861-2204, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJFT
• IATA Code: KMJ
• Category: International Airport
• Operator: MSJA-Kumamoto Consortium
• Number of Terminals: There are two operational terminals at Kumamoto Airport
• Services & Amenities Available
  • First aid room
  • Automated external defibrillator (AED)
  • Foreign currency exchange machine
  • Public phone
  • Sim card receiver
  • Paid workspace
  • Road bike saddle rack

10. Sendai International Airport (SDJ), Miyagi

Sendai Airport is located in Natori city, which is 14 km from Sendai. This airport was originally built by the Imperial Japanese Army in the '40s. It started commercial operation in 1990, and since then, it is used for both passenger flights as well as a flight training school for the army.

• Address: 989-2401 No address, Minamihara, Shimomasuda, Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture
• ICAO Code: RJSS
• IATA Code: SDJ
• Category: International airport
• Operator: Sendai International Airport Co. Ltd.
• Number of Terminals: This airport has a single-passenger terminal only.
• Services & Amenities Available
  • Prayer room
  • Runners port
  • Travel insurance counter
  • Currency exchange machine
  • Police box
  • AED (Automated external defibrillator)
  • Automated photo ID booth

11. Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa

Naha airport is located 4 km from the city, and it is the most important airport to give access to the Okinawa prefecture of Japan. This airport is also shared with the Japanese Military Forces. Most of the international traffic out of this airport is limited to China, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong.

• Address: 150 Kagamizu, Naha, Okinawa 901-0142, Japan
• ICAO Code: ROAH
• IATA Code: OKA
• Category: International airport
• Operator: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
• Number of Terminals: There are 4 terminals in the Naha airport of Japan, Domestic Terminal, Cargo Terminal, LCCT terminal and New International Terminal.
• Services & Amenities Available
  • Currency exchange facility
  • ID photo machine
  • Sanitary vending machine
  • Camera rental service
  • Prayer room
  • Passenger lounge
  • Multipurpose conference room
  • Special waiting room
  • Lost and found
  • Assistance for specially-abled passengers

12. Itami Airport or Osaka International Airport (ITM), Osaka

Itami Airport is a domestic airport which serves flights to several regions of Japan. Although formally known as the international airport, all international flights were moved to the new Kansai Airport after it was opened in 1996, 10 km away from the city.

• Address: 3 Chome-555 Hotarugaike Nishimachi, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0036, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJOO
• IATA Code: ITM
• Category: International and Domestic airport
• Operator: Kansai Airports
• Number of Terminals:
  • Terminal 1 is used to operate both domestic and international flights.
  • Terminal 2 hosts Peach low-cost carrier flights.
• Services & Amenities Available
  • Foreign currency exchange
  • Cash dispensers
  • Lost and found
  • Medical clinic
  • Business lounge
  • Coin-operated massage chairs
  • Wheelchair rental service
  • Multifunction toilets

13. Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG), Saga City

Kyushu Saga International Airport, is located 10 km away from the city,  in the Kawasoe area of Japan and  plays a major role for the Japanese Armed Forces for Defence purposes. This airport is mostly used as a cargo hub for logistical purposes built in 1998.

• Address: 9476-187 Passenger Terminal Building, 840-2212 Saga, Kawasoemachi Ōaza Inuidō, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJFS
• IATA Code: HSG
• Category: International, Domestic and Military Airstrip
• Operator: Saga Prefecture
• Number of Terminals: This airport is equipped with a single-passenger terminal only.
• Services & Amenities Available
  • Foreign currency exchange facility
  • Premium passenger lounge service
  • Nursing room

14. Nagasaki Airport (NGS), Nagasaki

This is the first airport in the world to be built on the ocean in 1975, 19 km away from the city. Located on Mishima Island, the airport primarily functioned as a joint space for both civilian and military operations. The mainland portion of the airport is no longer used for civil aviation purposes. It is handed over to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force.

• Address: 593 Mishimamachi, Ōmura, Nagasaki 856-0816, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJFU
• IATA Code: NGS
• Category: Domestic Airport
• Operator: Civil Aviation Bureau
• Number of Terminals: This is a single-passenger terminal airport.
• Services & Amenities Available
  • Business lounge
  • Disabled drop-off and pick-up space
  • Baby care centre
  • Kids’ corner
  • Retail store
  • Duty-free store

15. Okadama Airport (AKD), Sapporo

Established in 1944, 8 km away from the city, Okadama Airport also goes by the name Sapporo Airport. The key speciality of this airport is that it only caters to turbine engine-propelled aircraft. There is a single operational runway in this airport which serves airlines like Hokkaido Air System, Fuji Dream Airlines and Toki Air.

• Address: Okadamacho, Higashi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 007-0880, Japan
• ICAO Code: RJCO
• IATA Code: AKD
• Category: Public & Military Airport
• Operator: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
• Number of Terminals: There are two operational terminals at this airport
• Services & Amenities Available
  • Police offices
  • Business centre
  • Movie theatre
  • Lost and found
  • Currency exchange
  • Health services
  • Prayer room
  • Passenger lounges