Initially, the airport was planned to be built near Kobe, but the city of Kobe refused the plan, so the airport was moved to a more southerly location on Osaka Bay.
Awalnya, bandara direncanakan akan dibangun di dekat Kobe, tetapi kota Kobe menolak rencana tersebut, sehingga bandara tersebut dipindahkan ke lokasi yang lebih selatan di Osaka Bay.