The construction of the airport was stalled for lack of funding until 1995, when it won national government support as a means for recovering the Kobe economy in the wake of the great Hanshin earthquake.
Pembangunan bandar udara sempat terhenti karena kekurangan dana hingga tahun 1995, ketika ia mendapat dukungan pemerintah nasional sebagai perbaikan ekonomi Kobe akibat gempa bumi besar Hanshin.