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Narita airport holds ceremony over extending shorter runway

NARITA, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (C) and Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto (L) pose for a photo during a ceremony held at Narita International Airport on Sept. 15 to mark the start of work to extend the shorter of its two runways to 2,500 meters. Work on the 2,180-meter runway has been on hold since the 2002 opening due in part to landowners refusing to give up land needed for the extension.

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China Airlines moves to Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - A lion dance is performed at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on April 18 to mark the launch of flights by Taiwan's China Airlines there. The airline moved to Narita from Tokyo's Haneda airport after a new 2,180-meter runway was completed at Narita.

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Ceremony held to open 2nd runway at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - A ceremony to mark the opening of a new runway at Narita airport was held April 17 with transport minister Chikage Ogi and other dignitaries attending. The 2,180-meter strip supplements the existing 4,000-meter runway.

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2nd runway at Narita airport to open

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows a new 2,180-meter second runway at Narita airport. It is to be officially opened April 18.

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New Narita runway completed amid local farmers' opposition

NARITA, Japan - A YS-11 plane conducts an inspection flight over the house of farmers opposing the expansion of Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 31, the same day construction of a second airport runway was completed. The 2,180-meter runaway, scheduled to open next April, is designed to accommodate short-haul flights such as those to and from other Asian cities.

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Narita airport authority submits changed runway plan

NARITA, Japan - The New Tokyo International Airport Authority submits on Sept. 3 to the Transport Ministry an amended plan to build a 2,180-meter interim runway at Narita airport. According to the plan, The interim runway would be shifted about 800 meters northward (downward in the photo) compared with the original plan, to avoid tracts of land whose owners have refused to sell them.