Runway extension approved for Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken in March 2005 shows Narita International Airport and vicinity. The transport ministry decided Aug. 4 to extend the second runway of the airport to increase the flight slot capacity by stretching northward (upper direction) to 2,500 meters, extending in the opposite direction from the initial plan because of opposition by some landowners (C).

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