Illustrative photoKIX North Lounge
Terminal 1 (Gate 16)
A bright and minimal Japanese sanctuary.
Offering Japanese comfort food, automated beer machines, and quiet workstations.
Osaka Kansai International lounges
KIX · 6 lounges
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Illustrative photoKIX Lounge Kansai
Terminal 1 (3F, international gate area centre)
Large shared airline lounge in the centre of the Terminal 1 international gate area.
KIX Lounge Kansai is the airport's big shared airline lounge, with 2,970 m² and 658 seats in the centre of the international gate area on the 3rd floor of Terminal 1. It opens with the security checkpoint and closes after the last scheduled flight using it. The airport lists a buffet with hot and cold dishes, halal food and alcohol, showers including accessible ones, phone and meeting booths, a family room and Wi-Fi. Airlines decide who may enter.
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Illustrative photoKIX Lounge Premium
Terminal 1 (3F, international gate area centre)
Smaller premium airline lounge in the Terminal 1 international gate area, with a staffed bar.
KIX Lounge Premium is the higher-end shared airline lounge, with 800 m² and 143 seats in the centre of the Terminal 1 international gate area, open from 06:30 to 00:30. The airport lists ordered meals and a buffet with halal options, alcohol, a staffed bar, two shower booths, a private room, phone booths, a massage chair and Wi-Fi. Entry is decided by the airlines that use it.
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Illustrative photoLounge KANSAI
Terminal 1 (3F, domestic, after security)
Airline lounge for domestic departures in Terminal 1, open from 05:30 until the last flight.
Lounge KANSAI is the airline lounge for domestic departures, on the 3rd floor of Terminal 1 after domestic security. It opens at 05:30 and closes with the last scheduled flight. The airport points out that it is not a credit card lounge; entry conditions are set by the airlines, so check with yours.
Illustrative photoSOUTH LOUNGE
Terminal 1 (3F, international departures south)
Membership lounge in the south of the Terminal 1 international departure area, open 08:00 to 22:00.
SOUTH LOUNGE, called the Airside Lounge until 1 April 2026, is a membership lounge on the 3rd floor of the Terminal 1 international departure area (south), after security, open from 08:00 to 22:00. The airport lists a buffet with hot and cold dishes, desserts and soft and alcoholic drinks, with some premium alcohol at extra cost. Access is through the lounge's membership scheme rather than an airline ticket.
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Illustrative photoKIX Airport Café Lounge NODOKA
Aeroplaza (2F, before security)
24-hour landside card lounge in the Aeroplaza next to Terminal 1, with showers.
KIX Airport Café Lounge NODOKA is in the public Aeroplaza building next to Terminal 1, on the 2nd floor, and is open 24 hours. The airport lists complimentary soft drinks, alcohol for purchase, magazines, newspapers, free Wi-Fi and seven showers, and guests may bring their own food. Holders of eligible gold credit cards get two hours free with a same-day boarding pass, and Priority Pass also lists it.
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