AviatDataKobe Airport UKB / RJBE
Kobe, Hyogo · Japan · Kansai Airports Kobe Co., Ltd. — a wholly owned subsidiary of Kansai Airports (Kansai Airports Co., Ltd.), which has operated Kobe Airport since April 1, 2018 under agreement with owner Kobe City. Kansai Airports itself is held roughly 40% by VINCI Airports, 40% by ORIX Corporation, and about 20% by a consortium of around 30 Kansai-region companies; the same group also holds the operating concession for Kansai International Airport (KIX) and Osaka Itami Airport (ITM) under the unified three-airport strategy.
4.2Mpax · FY2025/26
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas
ICAO / IATARJBE / UKB
OperatorKansai Airports Kobe Co., Ltd. — a wholly owned subsidiary of Kansai Airports (Kansai Airports Co., Ltd.), which has operated Kobe Airport since April 1, 2018 under agreement with owner Kobe City. Kansai Airports itself is held roughly 40% by VINCI Airports, 40% by ORIX Corporation, and about 20% by a consortium of around 30 Kansai-region companies; the same group also holds the operating concession for Kansai International Airport (KIX) and Osaka Itami Airport (ITM) under the unified three-airport strategy.
Coordinates34.6328°N, 135.2239°E
Elevation22 ft · 7 m
Time zoneJST (UTC+9, no DST)
Passengers / yr4,172,763 (FY2025/26)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas
Bonded—
AIP referenceRJBE — AIP Japan (Japan Civil Aviation Bureau / Japan AIS), AD 2.RJBE Kobe
Operating hours07:00-23:00 local, not H24. Kobe operated 07:00-22:00 from its February 2006 opening; the daily movement cap was raised from 60 to 80 slots/day in March 2020 under the Kansai three-airport agreement, and operating hours were extended to 07:00-23:00 in 2025 alongside the opening of Terminal 2 and the start of international service. Under the September 2022 Kansai three-airport council roadmap, domestic movements are planned to rise in phases toward roughly 120/day; international operations remain capped separately and limited to short/medium-haul Asian routes to protect KIX's long-haul hub role.
TerminalsTwo terminals on the artificial island: Terminal 1 (original, opened February 2006, domestic only) and Terminal 2 (opened April 18, 2025 alongside the start of international service, with dedicated customs, immigration and quarantine facilities). Both connect to Kobe's Sannomiya Station via the elevated Port Liner people-mover in under 20 minutes.
Runways (1)
- 09/27 · 2,500 m / 8,202 ft · 60 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS
Airport contact
Built on an artificial island off central Kobe and long restricted to short-haul domestic service to protect nearby Kansai International Airport's hub traffic, Kobe partially liberalised in 2025: a new Terminal 2 opened April 18, 2025, admitting international charter and quasi-scheduled flights from four foreign carriers — Korean Air (daily Seoul-Incheon), Taiwan's STARLUX and EVA Air (Taipei/Taichung), and Shanghai's Juneyao Airlines — capped to short/medium-haul Asian points under the Kansai three-airport agreement, with no long-haul or scheduled-carrier rights yet granted. FY2025/26 (April 2025-March 2026) traffic reportedly reached a provisional record of 4,172,763 passengers, up sharply year on year and above 4 million for the first time; domestic traffic still accounts for the large majority, with international volume driven almost entirely by the new charter services and still small relative to KIX next door.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Kobe Airport Aviation Services (KOAS)
Primary ground-handling company at Kobe Airport (神戸エアポートアビエーションサービス株式会社). Confirmed via as.kansai-airports.co.jp's own company page, which states the firm was established in March 2025 alongside the start of Kobe Airport's international flight operations, listed as a Kansai Airports Group company. Draft claim of a joint venture with Hito Communications, JPY 10m capital, and an 8 Aug 2025 operations-start date could not be but is not contradicted.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
World Air Passenger Service
Passenger-service staffing (check-in counters, gate/boarding assistance, wheelchair assistance) at Kobe Airport. Confirmed directly on the company's own site (waps.co.jp), which states it dispatches personnel to Kansai International Airport, Osaka International Airport and Kobe Airport by name, describing itself as the only staffing company within the Kansai Airports Group; also listed on kansai-airports.co.jp's Group Companies page.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Kobe Airport Fueling Facility Co., Ltd.
Operates the into-plane Jet A-1 fuel-supply facility at Kobe Airport (神戸空港給油施設株式会社); jointly capitalised by Japan Airlines (JAL), All Nippon Airways (ANA) and San-Ai Sekiyu (San-Ai Oil). Confirmed via the Japanese Wikipedia Kobe Airport article, which also notes a third storage tank was added in 2007 as demand exceeded the original two-tank capacity.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
San-Ai Aviation Service Co., Ltd. (Kobe Branch)
Claimed as the into-plane refuelling agent for aircraft using Kobe Airport's public apron (including business/GA aircraft), per the draft's cited "Kobe Airport Business Aviation Gate" brochure from the Kobe Airport Promotion Council. This specific entity, its Kobe branch, and the phone number could not be independently re-located (only the sibling JV, Kobe Airport Fueling Facility Co., was confirmed); plausible given San-Ai Sekiyu's confirmed JV role in that facility, but treat as unconfirmed pending re-verification of the brochure source.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Unconfirmed
Kobe Airport Aviation Services (KOAS)
Aircraft cabin/lavatory cleaning is presumed bundled into KOAS's comprehensive ground-handling scope, as is standard practice for Japanese ramp handlers; not separately itemised on the company's own page.
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Ground support equipment
Unconfirmed
Kobe Airport Aviation Services (KOAS)
GSE support is presumed bundled into KOAS's "comprehensive ground handling" scope, mirroring parent Kansai Airports Aviation Services' service model (passenger/ramp/cargo/GSE/maintenance-support at KIX/HND); no standalone third-party GSE lessor was identified at Kobe, so this is inferred rather than separately documented.
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Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Unconfirmed
Toyota Rent-a-Lease Kobe
On-airport car-rental counter at Kobe Airport (alongside Toyota Rent-a-Lease Hyogo and F Rent-a-Car Hyogo). Confirmed via the Japanese Wikipedia Kobe Airport article's facilities list (three rental-car companies sharing airport-island land at a 30% discount from standard rates). Confirmed as a general passenger car-rental presence at the terminal; not confirmed as a dedicated airline crew-transport contract.
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Flight support
Available · 2 providers
Hirata Gakuen Aviation Operation Division (Kobe Air Center)
FBO facility at Kobe Airport ("Kobe Air Center"). Confirmed directly on aerohirata.co.jp, which lists private-aircraft handling services and dedicated-lounge access, plus hangar/maintenance and helicopter/charter operations; phone number ••• matches exactly. Draft detail on a CIQ-equipped lounge for international arrivals and the specific 7:00am-11:00pm / 8:30am-5:00pm hours were not independently re-confirmed on the homepage but are not contradicted; per the official "Kobe Airport Business Aviation Gate" brochure cited in the draft. · Departures 7:00am-11:00pm; international arrivals 8:30am-5:00pm (excl. weekends/holidays)
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Kansai Airports Kobe
Airport operator (Kansai Airports Group concessionaire for Kobe Airport, under contract with owner Kobe City). Coordinates public-apron aircraft parking reservations, landing-fee billing, and CIQ/flight-plan arrangements for international business jets using the public apron, as distinct from the private Hirata Gakuen FBO. The operator role is well-established; the specific contact email/phone and exact FY2059 contract-term figure were not (source page returned 403) but are not contradicted.
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Hotel & travel
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