AirportsKobe Airport is a large airport serving Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UKB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UKB
- ICAO code
- RJBE
- City
- Kobe
- State or region
- Hyōgo Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 34.6328° N, 135.2240° E
- Elevation
- 7 m (22 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UKB means Kobe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJBE. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.6328° N, 135.2240° E. It stands 7 metres (22 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kobe Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 30.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kansai International AirportOsaka | KIX | 23 km |
| Osaka Itami International AirportOsaka | ITM | 26 km |
| Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air BaseTokushima | TKS | 79 km |
| Konotori Tajima AirportToyooka | TJH | 106 km |
| Nanki Shirahama AirportShirahama | SHM | 109 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,472 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,323 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,569 km | 9 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,511 km | 12 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,134 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,209 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,916 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 427 km | 1 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,805 km | 9 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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