Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd | Company Profile

Apr	The Ministry of Transport (MOT) began surveying eight proposed airport sites: on the Osaka-Wakayama prefectural border; in the waters off the shores of Sennan, Kishiwada, Nishinomiya, Rokko, Port Island and Akashi; on Awaji Island.
Aug	The Council for Civil Aviation submitted to MOT a report recommending the Senshu offshore area as the best option in terms of scale and location.
May	MOT presented a set of proposals to the three prefectural governments (Osaka, Hyogo and Wakayama Prefectures): "Airport Plan for Kansai International Airport", "Kansai International Airport Environmental Impact Assessment" and "Regional Development Plan."
Jul	Osaka prefectural government gave consent to MOT to implement the plan (followed by the consent of the Wakayama prefectural government in August 1982 and of the Hyogo prefectural government in February 1984).
Oct	Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. (KIAC) was founded.
Oct	The company submitted to the Osaka prefectural government a preliminary report assessing the environmental impact of the proposed airport construction. Public announcement and disclosure were made and meetings were held to explain the project to local residents.
Dec	The Cabinet Council approved the general plan for construction of Kansai International Airport facilities.
Apr	The company entered into a compensation agreement with the Federation of Fishermen's Associations in Osaka Prefecture. By November the company had entered into similar agreements with the Hyogo and Wakayama Federations of Fishermen's Associations and with the Izumisano Fishermen's Cooperative Association.
Dec	MOT granted official permission for construction of Kansai International Airport.
Jan	The governor of Osaka Prefecture licensed the company to carry out reclamation work in the public waters for construction of the airport. Construction commenced on the airport island seawall.	Start of the airport island seawall construction (Jan, 1987)
Jan	Construction of the airport island seawall began.
Jun	Construction of the airport access bridge started.
Dec	The airport island seawall was almost completed and the reclamation work began.
Jun	The airport island seawall was completed.	Completion of the airport island seawall
May	Construction of the Passenger Terminal Building began.	Completion of reclamation work on the airport island (Dec, 1991)
Dec	Reclamation work on the airport island was completed.
Dec	Construction of main airport facilities (runway, taxiways, and apron) was completed.
Mar	The airport access bridge was completed.	Completion of the Passenger Terminal Building (Jun, 1994) Opening of the airport (4 Sep, 1994)
Mar	The airport passed the official inspection for completion.
Jun	The Passenger Terminal Building was completed.
Jun	The airport access railways started operation.
4 Sep	Kansai International Airport was opened.
24 Jun	The Aeroplaza, a hotel and shopping center complex, was opened.
11 Jun	Kansai International Airport Land Development Co., Ltd. was founded.
Feb	The company submitted a preliminary report to the Osaka and Wakayama prefectural governments and Wakayama city municipal government assessing the environmental impact of the 2nd phase construction. Prefecture licensed the company to carry out reclamation work in the public waters for the 2nd phase construction, and it commenced.
Dec	New flight routes were introduced.
Jun	MOT granted official permission for the modification of airport facilities.	The 2nd phase construction commenced (14 Jul, 1999)
Jul	The governor of Osaka Prefecture licensed the company to carry out reclamation work in the public waters for the 2nd phase construction, and it commenced.
Jan	Number of passengers since KIX opening reached 100 million.
Apr	KIX was awarded "Monuments of the Millennium" by the American Society of Civil Engineers.	KIX was awarded "Monuments of the Millennium" (19 Apr, 2001)
Nov	The 2nd phase airport island seawall was almost completed and the reclamation work began.
Dec	Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation and Minister of Finance agreed on new business scheme of the 2nd phase construction work.
Jun	Accumulated volume of international cargo handled since KIX opened reached 5 million tons.
Dec	Minister of Land, Infrastructure Transportation and Minister of Finance reached an accord on a measure to establish a stable operating foundation for Kansai International Airport Co.,Ltd.
Mar	KIAC formulated operational improvement framework.
Oct	KIAC established Action Plan to achieve steady operational improvement.
Dec	Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation and Minister of Finance agreed on the 2nd phase construction work for limited facilities, with services to start from 2004.
Jul - Oct	Storage sheds for international cargoes improved.	Land foundation for the 2nd phase runway was completed, and runway construction started (1 Oct, 2005)
Oct	Land foundation for the 2nd phase runway was completed, and runway construction started.
Nov	Number of passengers since KIX opening reached 200 million.
Jun	Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that the airport's second runway would be opened for use as of August 2nd, 2007.
Dec	The construction of the facilities on the second phase airport islands finished.
Apr	The airport passed the official inspection for completion.	Opening of runway B. (2 Aug, 2007)
2 Aug	Opening of runway B.	Opening of runway B. (2 Aug, 2007)
Apr	Windbreak fence was installed to cover entire Airport Access Bridge.
Aug	Renewal of runway A (1st Airport Island) was completed.
Apr	Tolls have been lowered by half price due to selling of Airport Access Bridge.