Kansai-Kūkō Expressway

Kansai-Kuko Expressway
Kansai-Kuko Expressway
関西空港自動車道
Route information
Length	6.6 km (4.1 mi)
Existed	1994–present
Major junctions
From	Izumisano Junction in Izumisano, Osaka; Hanwa Expressway
To	Rinku Junction in Izumisano, Osaka; Sky Gate Bridge R; Hanshin Expressway Bayshore Route
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
	National highways of Japan; Expressways of Japan;

The Kansai-Kūkō Expressway (関西空港自動車道, Kansai-Kūkō Jidōsha-dō) (lit. Kansai Airport Expressway) is a 4-laned national expressway in Izumisano, Osaka, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Route description

The expressway is a short connector route linking the Sky Gate Bridge R, and ultimately, Kansai International Airport, with the Hanwa Expressway.^[1]

National Route 481 serves as a frontage road for the expressway.

The Kansai-Kūkō Expressway opened on 2 April 1994,^[2] five months prior to the opening of Kansai International Airport.^[3]

The entire expressway is in Osaka Prefecture.

Location	km^[4]	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Izumisano	0.0	0.0	18	Izumisano	Hanwa Expressway – Kaizuka, Osaka, Sennan, Wakayama	Southern terminus
	1.0	0.62	1	Kaminogō	National Route 481	Northbound exit, southbound entrance
	4.1	2.5	2	Izumisano	National Route 26 – Izumisano National Route 481 – Rinku Town	Northbound exit, southbound entrance
	6.6	4.1	3	Rinku	Hanshin Expressway Bayshore Route – Osaka, Kobe Sky Gate Bridge R – Kansai Airport	Northern terminus, E71 continues on to Sky Gate Bridge R
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access Route transition