--- iata: KOJ name: Kagoshima Airport city: Kagoshima country: Japan lastUpdated: '2026-09-24' officialWebsite: 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/en/' sources: - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/en/' - 'https://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/15_bf_000185.html' - 'https://www.city-kirishima.jp/jouhou/shise/toke/documents/r810tuushin.pdf' - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/en/flight/monthly/icn_d.html' - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/en/flight/monthly/tpe_d.html' - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/en/flight/monthly/hkg_d.html' - 'https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for/highlights/air' - 'https://373news.com/news/local/detail/234470' - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/service/skylounge-nanohana.html' - 'https://www.ana.co.jp/ja/jp/guide/lounge/domestic/koj/' - 'https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/ja/dom/service/lounge/koj/' - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/ground-transportation/driving-directions.html' - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/airports/faq.html' - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/flight/flow.html' - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/flight/securityguide.html' - 'https://nangoku-kotsu.com/ashuttle/kagoshima/' - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/relax-and-enjoy/oyattosa.html' - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/ap-information/2026/07/post-317.html' - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/spend.html' - 'https://www.koj-ab.co.jp/spend-international.html' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagoshima_Airport' quickFacts: - >- IATA KOJ, ICAO RJFK. The passenger terminal is in Mizobe, Kirishima, about 30 km northeast of Kagoshima city. It is a public national airport, not a military airbase. - >- Fiscal 2025 (April 2025–March 2026): 5,926,530 passengers, 9th in Japan. Domestic 5,660,924 (9th) and international 265,606 (15th), from the MLIT Reiwa 7 fiscal-year airport ranking. - >- Second-busiest airport in Kyushu after Fukuoka. Fiscal 2024 was 5,730,841 passengers, including 189,764 international, in the Kirishima city yearbook citing the same MLIT series. - >- Separate domestic and international terminal buildings. One paved runway, 16/34, 3,000 m by 45 m. The current airport opened on 1 April 1972. - >- September 2026 board: Korean Air flies Seoul/Incheon daily from 21 September, and China Airlines flies Taipei/Taoyuan on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Jeju Air, Eastar Jet, and Hong Kong are marked suspended. bentoTips: - label: International title: Seoul and Taipei are the live routes detail: >- Korean Air departure KE2180 is 18:55 on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and 10 minutes later on the other days from 21 September. China Airlines CI119 leaves for Taipei at 12:20 on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. China Eastern's Shanghai flights were reported suspended from late December 2025. summary: >- On the airport's September 2026 boards, Korean Air to Seoul and China Airlines to Taipei are operating. Jeju Air, Eastar Jet, and Hong Kong are marked suspended. category: status - label: Two buildings title: Do not mix up the terminals detail: >- Domestic check-in is on the 1st floor and security and gates are on the 2nd floor. For an international departure the building opens three hours before departure and closes one hour after. For an arrival it opens two hours before and closes one hour after. summary: >- Domestic and international passengers use different buildings. The international building opens only around each flight. category: terminal - label: Security title: Weekends clog the checkpoint detail: >- The domestic terminal opens at 6:00 and closes 30 minutes after the last arrival. Put phones, keys, coins, laptops, and power banks in the tray before you reach the belt. summary: >- The airport says security is especially busy on weekends and around public holidays, and whenever many flights leave together. category: timing - label: Landside title: 'Free foot bath, paid lounge with a view' detail: >- The foot bath reopened on 10 July 2026 after a pump failure. Nanohana is 1,100 yen for adults if your card is not on the free-entry list, and it does not take cash. summary: >- Oyattosa, the natural hot-spring foot bath on domestic 1F, is free from 9:00 to 19:30. Sky Lounge Nanohana looks out toward Sakurajima. category: food lounges: - name: Sky Lounge Nanohana zone: 'landside, 2nd floor' hours: '7:00–20:00 daily, no time limit' access: - Paid entry - Dragon Pass bestFor: - Domestic arrivals - Cardholders on the airport's free-entry list summary: >- Landside card lounge on domestic 2F. Adults pay 1,100 yen including tax, children aged 3 to under 12 pay 550 yen, and cash is not accepted. A long list of domestic gold and platinum cards, Diners Club, domestically issued American Express cards (with stated exceptions), and Dragon Pass enter free with a same-day ticket or proof of boarding. Usable on departure or arrival the same day. Beer and snacks are extra. Shochu tasting is free; minors cannot drink. verdict: depends terminal: Domestic terminal amenities: - 74 non-smoking seats - Sakurajima view - Free soft drinks - Free shochu tasting - Wi-Fi - Newspapers and magazines - name: JAL Sakura Lounge zone: 'airside, 2nd floor' hours: '6:30 until the last departure' access: - First class - oneworld emerald - oneworld sapphire - JAL elite status bestFor: - JAL domestic first class - JGC and oneworld Sapphire or Emerald summary: >- Japan Airlines' domestic Sakura Lounge, inside the domestic gates on the 2nd floor. Open to same-day JAL domestic first class (one guest), JMB Diamond, JGC Premier, JMB Sapphire, and JAL Global Club (one guest; further guests need a lounge coupon), and oneworld Emerald or Sapphire (one guest). International JAL first or business passengers connecting by 06:00 the next morning can enter; international first class may bring one guest. Some codeshares are excluded. Soft drinks, alcohol, and snacks. verdict: worth-it terminal: Domestic terminal amenities: - Soft drinks - Alcohol - Snacks - Wi-Fi - name: ANA Lounge zone: 'airside, between gates 5 and 6' hours: '6:10 until the last departure' access: - ANA-ticketed passengers on ANA-group flights bestFor: - ANA-marketed domestic departures summary: >- ANA's own lounge, airside between domestic gates 5 and 6. From 29 March 2026 it opens at 6:10 and stays open until the last departure. Departures only. Entry is limited to customers traveling under an ANA flight number on an ANA-group flight or a listed codeshare (AIRDO, IBEX, ORC, Solaseed, StarFlyer, Japan Air Commuter, and Amakusa). Status and cabin rules are on ANA's lounge page. Alcohol is served. Children under 3 do not count as guests. verdict: depends terminal: Domestic terminal amenities: - Alcohol served - All seats non-smoking waterOptions: - kind: free name: Hot-water dispenser summary: >- The international terminal facility list includes a hot-water dispenser (給湯器) on the 1st floor. The airport does not publish a cold drinking fountain there, so this is hot water, not a bottle-fill tap. location: 'International terminal 1st floor, among the published service facilities' terminal: International terminal --- > Markdown for [/airports/koj](/airports/koj). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/koj) - [Lounge directory](/airports/koj/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) Kagoshima, Japan ## Quick facts - IATA KOJ, ICAO RJFK. The passenger terminal is in Mizobe, Kirishima, about 30 km northeast of Kagoshima city. It is a public national airport, not a military airbase. - Fiscal 2025 (April 2025–March 2026): 5,926,530 passengers, 9th in Japan. Domestic 5,660,924 (9th) and international 265,606 (15th), from the MLIT Reiwa 7 fiscal-year airport ranking. - Second-busiest airport in Kyushu after Fukuoka. Fiscal 2024 was 5,730,841 passengers, including 189,764 international, in the Kirishima city yearbook citing the same MLIT series. - Separate domestic and international terminal buildings. One paved runway, 16/34, 3,000 m by 45 m. The current airport opened on 1 April 1972. - September 2026 board: Korean Air flies Seoul/Incheon daily from 21 September, and China Airlines flies Taipei/Taoyuan on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. 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