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Kagoshima, JP

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Kagoshima Airport

Kagoshima, Japan

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Updated Sep 24, 2026 · Airportist Score not yet published

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.

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Domestic terminalairside, between gates 5 and 6

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.

Access: ANA flight number on an ANA-group flight

Hours: 6:10 until the last departure

Amenities: Alcohol served · All seats non-smoking

Best for: ANA-marketed domestic departures

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JAL Sakura Lounge

Domestic terminalairside, 2nd floor

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.

Access: First class ticket · Business class ticket · Airline status · oneworld Emerald · oneworld Sapphire

Hours: 6:30 until the last departure

Amenities: Soft drinks · Alcohol · Snacks · Wi-Fi

Best for: JAL domestic first class · JGC and oneworld Sapphire or Emerald

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Sky Lounge Nanohana

Domestic terminallandside, 2nd floor

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.

Access: Day pass · DragonPass · Listed Japanese gold and platinum cards

Hours: 7:00–20:00 daily, no time limit

Amenities: 74 non-smoking seats · Sakurajima view · Free soft drinks · Free shochu tasting · Wi-Fi · Newspapers and magazines

Best for: Domestic arrivals · Cardholders on the airport's free-entry list

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Lounge, food, and quiet-spot picks pulled from the markdown guide.

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Sky Lounge Nanohana, domestic 2F, landside: 7:00–20:00 every day, no stay limit, 74 non-smoking seats, a view toward Sakurajima. Free soft drinks, newspapers, Wi-Fi, and shochu tasting. Beer and snacks cost extra. Adult entry is 1,100 yen including tax; a child aged 3 to under 12 is 550 yen. No cash. Under-12s need a guardian. Phone 0995-73-3638.
Cards that the lounge lists for free entry, with a same-day ticket, include many domestic gold and platinum cards, Diners Club, domestically issued American Express cards (some corporate and partner cards excluded), and Dragon Pass. Companion rules depend on the card. Confirm at the desk if the card was issued outside Japan.
JAL Sakura Lounge, airside domestic 2F: 6:30 until the last departure. Drinks, alcohol, snacks, and Wi-Fi. Domestic first class, JGC and JMB Sapphire or Diamond, and oneworld Sapphire or Emerald are the main ways in, generally with one guest. It is not a pay-at-the-door lounge.
ANA Lounge, airside between gates 5 and 6: 6:10 until the last departure since 29 March 2026. Departures only, and only on an ANA flight number aboard an ANA-group or listed codeshare flight. All seats non-smoking. Alcohol is served.
Oyattosa foot bath, domestic 1F: free, 9:00–19:30, reopened 10 July 2026. It is the airport's own natural hot-spring foot bath, outside security, so you can use it on arrival.
Body care LUCK is listed on domestic 3F. The 3F hall and Hibiscus are rental rooms billed by the half hour, not quiet rooms you can walk into.

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