Osaka International Airport, often referred to as Itami Airport, is the primary regional airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. Classified as a first clas…Osaka International Airport, often referred to as Itami Airport, is the primary regional airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. Classified as a first class airport, it is the airport closest to Kyoto, 36 kilometres southwest of Kyoto Station. Itami Airport has a small footprint, covering only 311 hectares of land.