Work begins this month on a new large-scale commercial complex at Fukuoka Airport in northern Kyushu, part of the ongoing expansion of the hub amid an increase in passengers.
Fukuoka is Japan’s fourth busiest airport, handling 25 million passengers in fiscal 2023, following Haneda, Narita, and Kansai, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
The development follows the opening of a second runway at the airport in March to ease congestion. With both runways, the airport can now accommodate 188,000 take-off and landing slots annually, up from 176,000 in 2024.
The new runway will primarily be used for international flight take-offs. A new airport control tower, along with a renovated international passenger terminal, were also completed last month.
Now, efforts are focused on the new complex, scheduled to open in summer…
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