The third Kansai airport
Kobe Airport opened in 2006 as the third airport serving the Kansai region, after Itami and Kansai International. It was built on reclaimed land next to Port Island and is connected to central Kobe by the automated Port Liner train. All three Kansai airports are now operated by the same company.
What you’ll see on the live cam
The KTV camera looks across the runway towards the city. Skymark Airlines has a major base here, so its Boeing 737s make up a large share of traffic. The setting is the star of the stream: on clear evenings the city and mountains light up behind departing aircraft.
Runway
Kobe has one 2,500-metre runway, 09/27, running east–west along the island.
Best times to watch
- Evening: city lights behind the runway.
- Weekends: busier leisure traffic to Okinawa and Hokkaido.
