One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
FUK7.8+0.8
KKJ7.0
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
FUK7.2+1.0
KKJ6.2
Food & retail
Best for
FUK
Domestic arrivals who can walk straight onto the Airport Line to Hakata/TenjinPriority Pass holders using Lounge Fukuoka after international immigrationKyushu itineraries that need a compact tonkotsu-and-go connection
Watch out for
FUK
Assuming Domestic and International are walkable — they are notMissing the free shuttle time on International subway tripsConfusing FUK with Kitakyushu (KKJ)
Amenities and tips
FUK
Lounge Fukuoka (International 4F)Fukuoka City Subway Airport LineFree Domestic↔International shuttleHakata tonkotsu / mentaiko food stack
FUK · Japan’s closest major city-center airport: Domestic sits on the subway five minutes from Hakata, while International is a free shuttle across the runways — outstanding access with a split campus, busy peaks, and a much stronger Priority Pass story after Lounge Fukuoka’s rise.
KKJ · Northern Kyushu island field with **StarFlyer Tokyo–Haneda** core plus **JAL** and **Jin Air / Aero K** Korea framing — **Lounge HIMAWARI** airside Domestic 2F after security (**¥880**; eligible JP cards free); **no Priority Pass**.
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
FUK7.5+1.9
KKJ5.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
FUK9.0+2.6
KKJ6.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
FUK7.0+0.2
KKJ6.8
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
FUK7.4+2.8
KKJ4.6
Short-haul Asia departures from the expanded 2025 international building
KKJ
StarFlyer Haneda domestic banksJapanese cardholders using HIMAWARI free entryKitakyushu / Kokura visitors preferring KKJ over FUK when schedules fit
Domestic landside construction diversions through the ~2027 complex opening
KKJ
No Priority Pass at KKJHIMAWARI departure-only — not available on arrivalIsland location — budget bus time to KokuraNo published MCT
Lounge TIME paid rooms
ANA / JAL domestic lounges
International needs the shuttle — Domestic does not
Domestic curb-to-gate is compact; international arrivals/departures add a free shuttle hop before the subway or check-in.
East = Domestic + subway; west = International
Runways sit between the two passenger buildings — never assume a walkable airside link.
Tonkotsu and mentaiko before security when you can
Domestic landside and the expanded international airside food court both carry strong Kyushu options — konbini still wins for cheap water.
KKJ
Lounge HIMAWARIStarFlyer Haneda banksAirport bus to Kokura
StarFlyer HND core
StarFlyer holds dense Haneda banks; JAL and Korea LCCs add secondary pins.
Island single terminal
Artificial-island plant; HIMAWARI after domestic security 2F.
