Floor area | 750m2 |
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Temperature control range | 20°C = approximately 650 m2, 5°C = approximately 100 m2 |
Largest handling capacity | Approximately 1,200 tons/month |
Strengths of KIX
Facilities
Japan’s only 24h operational airport with multiple 4000-meter runways.
Area for expanding the cargo terminal: approximately 170 ha on Stage 2 Island.
Geographical benefits
Its position at the entrance of Northeast Asia makes the airport a gateway for Asia and the world (Europe and the Americas).
Massive demand regions
Strategic and promising industry plants are centralized in the Kansai region, such as lithium, solar battery and pharmaceutical-related businesses.
24-hour operation
Short lead-time model
Cool chain
Efforts to be the only airport for shipping medicines
Joint fixed-temperature storage for medicines First in Japan
From the autumn of 2010, a joint fixed-temperature storage for medicines has been offered in Kansai International Airport.
Specs
Cold dolly First at an airport in Japan
From the summer of 2012, operations began at the airport for a dolly (hand truck) that is temperature-controlled.
Specs
Load | One palette 88 inches x 96 inches up to 160 cm in height, or one LD3 container |
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Temperature control range | 20 - 25°C |
Holding time | Approx. 2 hours |
Complete cool-chain shipping is possible by using KIX Medica and the cold dolly.